Parents, you could receive a free children’s book every Month!

Parents with a child under 5 years old can receive a free book every month, through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading in the hearts of children everywhere. Each month, enrolled children from birth to age five, receive a high quality, age-appropriate book in the post, free of charge.

How to Register

Southwark residents can join the Dolly Parton Imagination Library by clicking the link below and following the instructions. 

https://www.southwark.gov.uk/schools-and-education/information-for-parents/dolly-parton-s-imagination-library 

Once you have registered, you will receive your first book within 90 days. 

Once registered with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library why not also register with Southwark’s Children and Family Centres for lots of free fun sessions if you haven’t done so already. 

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We’d love to know if you and your child are enjoying the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Share a photo and tag us on our socials.

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FAQ’s 

• Why I haven’t received my book?

  If you have registered and have not received your book. Please be aware that books can take up to 90 days to arrive from the point of acceptance to the scheme. This would have been stipulated in your welcome email direct from the Dolly Parton Scheme. If this time has passed, books are posted roughly between 14th to the end of the month. If you still have not received a book by then, please contact us and we will investigate for you. 

  If you have not received your book since change of address, we recommend returning to your old address (if possible) as this may have ended up there. If for any reason where you live has limited access, visit your local sorting office to see if your book is being held there awaiting redelivery. Once you have exhausted these avenues, please contact us to see if anyone has returned your book to the Children’s Centres. 

  If we do have your book, that is great! We will get that out to you.  Sorry, we do not have any new books nor do we keep stock of books. But we occasionally have unclaimed books, we may be able to offer as a replacement. 

• I need to change my address or end my subscrition

  We can do this for you. Please note as the scheme runs approx. one month behind, you will still receive books to your previous address for a further two months. We recommend a Post Office Mail redirect. If books are returned to the Children and Family Centre we will forward on to your new address. 

• I have emailed to register my child but it has taken some time to be approved. How am I affected?

  Complete registration does not take place until Head Office runs their reports. We aim to get all new registrations and changes completed before this point. We ask for all new registrations to allow up to 90days for the first book to arrive. For any detail amendments, please allow approx 8 weeks. 

If you need further assistance, please direct your queries to childrenscentre@ivydale.southwark.sch.uk.

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