child*This is resident a of Child’sHome Address Child’sHome Address Phone Parent/Guardian’sName Child’sDate of Birth Child’sFULL Name PLEASEPRINT PrivacyStatement: This information will notused be for anypurpose other thanthe Imagination Library. Dolly Parton’s IMAGINATION LIBRARY Official Registration Form What is Dolly Parton’s What Are My Responsibilities? Facts About Reading and 1. Be a resident of the Town of Miami Lakes. Young People Imagination Library?

2. Submit an official registration form, completely  35% of children arrive at Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is... FREE! filled out by parent or guardian (form must be

kindergarten unprepared to learn.

approved and on file with the Town of Miami

t sounds almost too simple to be true, but by Lakes).  The more words a child hears the larger theTown of Miami Lakes*

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reading regularly with your children during their the child’s vocabulary. The larger the preschool years, you are giving them the biggest 3. Notify the Town of Miami Lakes any time your child’s vocabulary the more likely he/she boost toward a successful education they will ever get. address changes. Books are mailed to the address will be a proficient reader.

/ listed on the official registration form. If the  Reading to your baby encourages the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will help child’s address changes, you must contact you read with your child. There are many reasons child to associate reading with love and your friends at the address on this brochure comfort.

parents do not read to their child, but we can eliminate in order to continue receiving books. one of them. Every child will have books of their very  The more you talk and read to your baby

Sex: M F own, at no cost to you, thanks to the Town of 4. Read with your child. the quicker the child will learn. Miami Lakes and Dolly Parton.  The report of the commission on reading

When Will I Receive Book? Email states that “the single most important Each month a new, carefully selected book will be mailed in your child’s name directly to your home. Eight to ten weeks after your registration form has activity for building the knowledge OFSIGNATURE PARENT required for eventual success in reading

He/she can look forward to new and exciting reading been received, books will begin arriving at your home is reading aloud to children.” adventures from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and will continue until your child turns five or you until he/she turns five years old as long as you remain move out of the Town of Miami Lakes.  The key to proficiency in reading is to

a resident of the Town of Miami Lakes. Should the start early. Begin reading to your child child move outside the Town of Miami Lakes, How Can I Help? the day he/she is born. he/she automatically exits the program. Do you know a preschool child in the Town of

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a FREE Miami Lakes who is not receiving Dolly Parton’s GIFT to our children! All you have to do is read Imagination Library? Give their parents a brochure to your children. and encourage them to fill it out and mail it to the

address on the form. Telling them about this FREE Who Is Eligible? program can make a huge difference in their future and the future of our community. Preschool children (birth until their fifth birthday) of Sign up your child today! the Town of Miami Lakes. If you know of a business, organization or individual Simply fill out the above form and mail to: who would like to donate funds to support this gift to your children, donations can be sent to: TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES 6601 Main Street TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES Miami Lakes, FL 33014 6601 Main Street (305) 364-6100 Miami Lakes, FL 33014 www.miamilakes-fl.gov Dear Friends and Neighbors…

Growing up in the Smoky Mountains was a real blessing. There were some tough times, but most of our life was full of the kind of riches money can never buy. One of my most precious memories is sitting in my mother’s lap listening to her read me stories from the Bible. It felt so warm and cozy. My imagination soared to places far beyond our little cabin.

Those wonderful moments with my mother inspired me to create my Imagination Library. Thanks to the Town of Miami Lakes, all of the preschoolers in your community can now have their own Imagination Library. Just think, a book mailed to your child each month until their fifth birthday!

I hope these books inspire you to read to your child. There is nothing quite like the sparkle in a child’s eye when animals come alive and clowns dance on the page.

I hope you’ll encourage your children to keep dreaming and to dream big. If my Imagination Library help turn the dreams of a child into the promise of a bright future, then one of my biggest dreams will come true.

And remember…. The Gift that Speaks Volumes for our Community’s Future! I will always love you, Dolly Sign up your child today!

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