The Imagination Library and the Resource Centre Start a New Chapter
The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (the Resource Centre) has proudly partnered with the Dollywood Foundation to create and sponsor the MFNERC Imagination Library program. The aim is to ensure that all children, from birth to age four, in the Resource Centre’s 37 member First Nations (listed below) receive free, brand-new books each month as part of Dolly’s book gifting program. Dolly’s philosophy? If you can read, you can do anything, dream anything, and be anything.”
Families can register their children, from birth to age four, who are then provided with the free, brand-new books through Canada Post. The books are delivered in the child’s name, until they graduate from the Program when they turn five.
The presence of books in the home supports the child’s academic, social and emotional development. The Resource Centre has always believed children’s learning capacity is enhanced when their experiences are nurtured in a caring, safe environment. Children can develop a strong bond with their parents or caregivers by snuggling up and reading together, even if it only for 15 minutes a day. The Resource Centre hopes to include books that depict First Nations’ cultures, within the next year, as an add-on to the Imagination Library.
All information submitted is considered strictly confidential and is not shared.
Please include the parent/caregiver’s name, mailing address, postal code, the child’s/ children’s name and date(s) of birth. If you would like a greeting from Dolly on your child’s birthdate, and a congratulatory message when they turn five, please include your email address as well.
Imagination Library Evaluation
MFNERC/Dolly Parton Imagination Library Evaluation is being distributed province wide. If you are receiving/or have ever received monthly books, we would like to hear from you.
Your opinion is very important! 📣 All completed survey entries are eligible to win a $200 prepaid visa card! 🥳
You can highlight & click on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H3Y6PGX
Or the QR code it will take you to the survey as well! Only takes four minutes!
Thank you very much in advance for helping us improve the Imagination Library, your participation means a great deal to us! Deadline is October 15th, 2024.
For more info, please contact Karyn Davis, Imagination Library Coordinator:
Cell Phone: (204) 249-0236
Work Phone: (204) 594-1290 Ext. 2344
