Batavia United Way celebrates 30 years of the program with Dolly – over 250 million books gifted globally!

Our Impact in Batavia

Books Gifted

Children Participating

Dollars invested in our children

Imagine if every child in Batavia entered school with a love of reading. Dolly Parton believes that if you can read, you can do anything, dream anything, and be anything. That’s why she founded the Imagination Library! The Imagination Library mails a FREE BOOK each month to all children registered from birth until they turn 5. How cool is that!

The Batavia United Way is partnering with local individuals, businesses, and organizations to fund a free, age-appropriate book mailed to every child in Batavia each month. By the time they enter Kindergarten, they have an entire library of books and an excitement about reading to set the stage for school success.

Every child from birth up to their 5th birthday living in Batavia, Batavia Township, or Batavia Public School District is eligible to enroll. Only 60510 zip code is eligible to enroll online. If you live in the service area but are out of the zip code, please complete the form below and submit it either by mail or email.

After registration, the first book, The Little Engine That Could, will arrive within 6-10 weeks. Then, each month your child will receive an age-appropriate book, addressed to them from Dolly, chosen by a panel of literacy experts, along with reading tips and a newsletter.

Register A Child

Register A Child Online

Online registration is the fastest and easiest way to register a child. Register online by clicking this Link and completing the required information. Once submitted, the child will receive their first book in about 6-8 weeks!

Register A Child Through Mail

If needed, you can print and complete the 2022 Registration Form (USA Bilingual) and email it to info@bataviaunitedway.org

or you may mail it to

Batavia United Way

PO Box 372

Batavia, IL 60510

Book Selections

Each book is carefully selected based on age-appropriate themes by child literacy experts. Learn more here.

Sponsor or Donate

Batavia’s Imagination library is made possible through the generous support of foundations, community organizations, and individual donors. For just $31, you can provide one child’s books for the entire year! Give once or give monthly, the choice is yours. Click here to support Batavia’s Imagination Library now!

Volunteer

We are looking for volunteers to help with things like promotions, picking up undeliverable books from the post office, community events, registering children, or entering mailed registrations. If you’d like to find out more about volunteer opportunities, please email us at info@bataviaunitedway.org

Parent Survey

Each year, we will be completing grants and sponsorship requests to maintain and grow the program. We need your help!

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey below. The information you share is important data that supports the need for the Imagination Library in Batavia!

Survey

Release Forms

Please complete and return the form to us at info@bataviaunitedway.org This allows the school district to share data in the aggregate (group, not individual) regarding Kindergarten readiness, reading readiness, and so forth. This will help us to continue and expand this program!

BDPIL & BPS 101 Consent for Release of Information (1)