Northern Virginia Imagination Library Begins Its First Chapter
Campaign launches to provide pathway to learning and literacy for children from birth to age five
Alexandria, VA – The Northern Virginia Imagination Library (NOVA Imagination Library) has launched its first fundraising campaign to support the area’s youngest learners.
“We’re thrilled to be the newest local program partner for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and excited to get the community involved in helping our children develop a love of lifelong learning,” said Andrew McCarthy-Clark, president of NOVA Imagination Library. “We are ready to engage with community partners to build this program, beginning with the City of Alexandria. Our hope is that the Imagination Library will begin registering and sending thousands of local children a free high-quality, age-appropriate book each month by next summer.”
The nonprofit’s goal is to raise enough funds to launch in Alexandria by summer 2026, then expand throughout Northern Virginia. Every registered child from birth to age five receives one book each month at no cost to families. A $20 donation funds one child’s books for a full year.
The organization is seeking community partners to help strengthen early learning and literacy access for vulnerable children across the region.
“It’s an exciting time for us!” said Amy Jackson, former City of Alexandria Vice Mayor and NOVA Imagination Library board member. “As a mom and as an educator, I know how important it is to engage with our children early and instill the love of reading in them. Education begins in early childhood and it is where we see the greatest need to focus on learning in order to narrow our children’s achievement gaps that we see develop and widen in their later school years.”
To donate or learn more, visit NOVAimaginationlibrary.com.
