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Wilson County Business and Education Coalition, Inc or Wilson Books From Birth 68.41% Peggy Simpson - IL Coordinator, Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. WLJT-TV or Weakley County Reading Railroad 71.35% Jenny Claiborne - IL Co- Coordinator and Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. White County Public Library Foundation 67.78% Cathy Farley - IL Coordinator; Financial Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. United Way of Greater Nashville 60.35% Brooke Seigle - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Foundation for Educational Progress in Warren County 60.17% Lauren Zechman - Database Manager Christie Allison - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Johnson City Public Library 82.96% Celeste Smedley - Co-IL Coordinator; Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Hassell Charitable Foundation or People's Bank 65.71% Byron Davis - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Union County Heritage Festival or Leadership Union County 66.54% Kim Todd - - Burritt Memorial Library 55.86% Rita Mayfield - Co-Coordinator Brittany Smith - Main BOS Trousdale R.E.A.D.S 53.22% Dwight Jewell - IL Coordinator First Tennessee Human Resource Agency 83.17% Denise Rose - Co-IL Coordinator Lindsay Bowman - BOS Coordinator Sullivan County Imagination Library 89.17% Brenda Moriarty - Database Manager Beth Faber - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. United Way of Greater Nashville 60.11% Brooke Seigle - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Tipton County Education Foundation 69.11% Thirza Sloan - IL Coordinator; Database Manager; Financial Coordinator Porter-Leath 57.62% D. Wynett Jones - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Smith County Chamber of Commerce Education Fdn. 56.50% Betty Ann Finchum - IL Database Manager, IL Coordinator, Director Stewart County Friends of the Library 71.02% Mary Lou Easter - IL Coordinator Sequatchie County Friends of the Library, Inc. 57.77% Robin Burgin - Library Director Pam Kiper - CO-IL Coordinator The Dollywood Foundation 67.36% Kathy Brown - IL Coordinator; Database Manager - 62.54% Kim Richards - IL Coordinator Amy Harris - Financial Coordinator; Database Manager United Way of Rutherford & Cannon Counties 74.57% Ella Weaver - Director of Strategic Initiatives & Programs Rachel Hagler - BOS Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. United Way of Rhea County 72.92% Linda Abel - IL Coordinator/BOS Amy McRorie - IL Database Angie Drake - IL Database Click here to visit us on Facebook. Mid-East Community Action Agency (MECCA) 83.42% Jill McMaster - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation 66.04% Joanne White - IL Coordinator Friends of the Library of Perry County, Inc. 60.23% Gail Spragins - Database Manager/ Former Library Director Genia Southall - IL Coordinator Friends of the Pickett County Library & Pickett County Schools 80.28% Delilah Gibson - IL Coordinator; Database Manager; Financial Coordinator Polk County Friends of the Library 75.98% Sandra Gilder - Database Manager Sara Hooker-Weaver - IL Coordinator; Polk County Reading Specialist Union City Rotary Club or Union City Rotary Foundation 68.82% Kim Taylor - Database Manager Roger Williams - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Exchange Club/The Holland J Stephens Center 65.70% Karon Wilson - IL Coordinator Central High School Renaissance Educational Foundation, Inc. 68.36% Leigh Ann Wilks - BOS Coordinator Donna Jerden - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Sweetwater Education Foundation 73.77% Debbie Michel - IL Coordinator Jane Yates - Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Friends of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library 54.36% Laura Hoffman - Co-IL Coordinator; Database Manager; Financial Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. McNairy County Foundation for Academic Excellence or McNairy County Books from Birth 95.35% Pam Carroll - IL Coordinator Pam Killingsworth - Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Meigs Decatur Friends of the Library 74.19% Judy Luster - Library Director/Co-Coordinator Connie Shrader - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance 70.66% Jan McKeel - IL Coordinator Patricia Lymon - Database Manager McMinn County Education Foundation or McMinn County Educational and Community Foundation 84.69% Ginger Robinson - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. United Way of Greater Chattanooga 61.44% Ann Gray - - Karen Strain - former Library Director Marshall Education Foundation 65.05% Jennifer Pearson - IL Coordinator Paula Chamberlin - Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Macon County Education Foundation 60.81% Linda McCrary - IL Coordinator; Database Manager; Financial Coordinator West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation 75.76% Rebecca Creasy - MCIL Board Chair/ Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Lincoln County Imagination Library or Imagination Library of Lincoln County 76.52% Jena Gray - Database Manager Wanda Southerland - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Loudon County Education Foundation 76.50% Michele Lewis - IL Coordinator Linda Keck - Financial Coordinator; Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Lawrence County Education Foundation 62.88% Linda Durham - Co-IL Coordinator Marie Brennan - CO IL and Database Manager South Central TN Workforce Alliance (SCTWA) 53.28% Pat Couch - Supervisor of Teaching and Learning Angela Leigh - Database Manager Lauderdale County Education Foundation 68.03% Lynn Harmon - Database Manager Jennifer Jordan - Assistant Commissioner of Special Ed & Intervention Programs Friends of the Knox County Public Library 70.29% Parker Foppiano - Database Manager Kay Hurst - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Reelfoot Rural Ministries 63.73% Jennifer Roberson - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Jefferson County Chamber Community Educational Foundation 88.46% Donna Yates - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Friends of the Johnson County Public Library 76.44% Teresa Mullen - Former IL Coordinator Linda Icenhour - IL Coordinator Jeannie Royston - Database Manager Erin Rotary Foundation 61.31% Melinda Conwell - IL Coordinator Bennetta James - Database Manager Humphreys County Board of Education or Humphreys County Chamber of Commerce 57.94% Michael Mott - IL Coordinator; Database Manager; Financial Coordinator Stephens Center 72.69% John Deane - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Henry County Literacy Council or The Paris Post Intelligencer 72.94% Alex Katzmarek - Database Manager Reggie Caldwell - IL Coordinator Haywood County Reading Railroad or Reading Railroad 90.03% Toni Eubanks - Database Manager Elizabeth Harland - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Henderson County Dept. of Finance 78.58% Judy Sanders - Former IL Coordinator Trena Moffett - IL Coordinator & Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Hardin County Community and Healthcare Foundation 80.58% Ashley Dennis - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Hawkins County Imagination Library Foundation 92.40% Jim Egbert - Database Manager Charlotte Britton - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Hancock Chamber of Commerce 73.28% Linda Gee - Database Manager Sue Olson - IL Coordinator; Financial Coordinator Hardeman County Imagination Library 95.05% Monroe Woods - IL Coordinator Cheryl Avent - Database Manager Signal Centers Inc. 63.08% Kyle Hauth - Database Manager Lesa Witt - Program Director Click here to visit us on Facebook. Grundy County Rotary Club 84.27% Rhonda Henson - Database Manager Jim Waller - IL Coordinator GELF, Morristown-Hamblen IL Advisory Committee (GBBF/GELF 501c3 FEIN) 72.43% Dawn Belson - Co-IL Coordinator & Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Grainger County Imagination Library 89.68% Jane McElhaney - Database Manager Rebekah “Bekah” Gibson - IL Coordinator Greene County Imagination Library 84.71% Margo Olmsted - Database Manager Ruth Burkey - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Giles County Educational Foundation OR Giles County Books from Birth 61.28% Elaine Hickman - IL Coordinator Giles County Public Library - Database Manager Brianna Stephens - Database Manager Raise a Reader in Franklin County 74.70% Pamela Morris - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Gibson County Adult Literacy Council 84.45% Connie Bates - Database Manager Nancy Bartholomew - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Fayette Literacy 77.80% Nancy Johnson - IL Coordinator Robert Coolidge - Database Manager Friends of the Fentress County Library 66.83% Carol Watson - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Dickson County Family YMCA 63.70% Trevenia Jones - IL Coordinator, Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Kiwanis Club of Dyersburg 69.30% Alison Coleman - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Kelly Gardner - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Decatur County Needy Children Fund or Decatur County Board of Education 88.06% Leslie Box - IL Coordinator Rebecca Webb - - Vonda Brigance - Financial Coordinator; Database Manager Dekalb County Executive's Office 75.60% Kathy Hendrixson - Library Director Art Circle Public Library 71.57% Kristen Tabor - Database Manager James Houston - IL Coordinator; Financial Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. United Way of Middle Tennessee 54.90% Brooke Seigle - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Crockett County Imagination Library or Friends of Crockett Memorial Library 91.10% Marcy Laxton - Database Manager Susie Lavenue - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Coffee County Imagination Library 77.71% Bertha Smith - IL Coordinator Sarah Hailey - Financial Coordinator, Database Manager Joyce Hiebert - IL Coordinator Click here to visit us on Facebook. Clay County Educational Foundation 78.77% Leah Savage - Database Manager Cherry Ann Denton - Database Manager Cocke County Education Foundation 71.29% Sheila Pruitt - - Kiwanis Club of Cheatham County 60.44% Amanda Bell - IL Coordinator Makiya Perkins - DB Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Chester County Chamber of Commerce 88.06% Emily Hunt Johnson - IL Coordinator; Financial Coordinator; Database Manager Claiborne County Mayor's Office 77.28% Shela McNew - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Carroll County Chamber of Commerce 77.29% Brad Hurley - IL Coordinator; Financial Coordinator Sara Beth Eason - Database Manager Katie Walker - IL Database Manager Kids Educational Enrichment Program 89.12% Creola Miller - IL Coordinator Ashlee Williams - Children’s Librarian & Family Outreach Specialist | Database Manager United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties 78.78% Marsha Petty - Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. United Way of the Ocoee Region, Inc. 58.10% Cindy Lawson - IL Coordinator/BOS Main Janice Baker - Volunteer/BOS Click here to visit us on Facebook. Community Health of East Tennessee 66.52% Nelsie Wooden - IL Coordinator; Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Bledsoe County Literacy Council 83.88% Kristy Walker - IL Coordinator; Financial Coordinator Rita Mercer - Database Manager Maryville Kiwanis Foundation 73.39% Amanda Nowak - Database Manager Patsy Russell - IL Coordinator United Way of Bedford County 83.02% Andrea Elkins - IL Database Manager Ashley Rowland - IL Coordinator Laura Joy Pewitt - Former Database Manager Click here to visit us on Facebook. Benton County Rotary Club 61.83% Susan Hubbs - IL Coordinator Oak Ridge Associated Universities 72.13% April Hackler - IL Coordinator Database Manager
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Wilson County Imagination Library
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info@wilsonbooksfrombirth.com
(615) 444-5586 DatabaseWeakley County Imagination Library
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jclaiborne@martinpubliclibrary.org
731-587-3148White County Imagination Library
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director@wtclibrary.org
931-836-3613Williamson County Imagination Library
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brooke.seigle-rochelle@unitedwaygn.org
(615) 780-2464Warren County Imagination Library
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lgzechman@benlomand.net
(931) 668-4022 , ext. 277
allisonc@warrenschools.com
(931) 668-4022 , ext. 277Washington County Imagination Library
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celeste.smedley@jcpl.net
(423) 434-4362Wayne County Imagination Library
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bdavis@pbbanking.com
(931) 676-3311Union County Imagination Library
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mayna2bk@comcast.net
8659927106Van Buren County Imagination Library
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rmayfield@uchra.com
423-881-5182
basmith2442@gmail.com
423-0802-8539Trousdale County Imagination Library
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dwightjewell@gmail.com
(615) 374-1125Unicoi County Imagination Library
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larryrosettk@yahoo.com
(423) 743-5278
bowman_lindsay@hotmail.com
(423) 943-0545Sullivan County Imagination Library
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bmoriarty123@gmail.com
(423) 288-5897
sullivancoimaginationlibrary@gmail.com
(423) 288-5808Sumner County Imagination Library
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brooke.seigle-rochelle@unitedwaygn.org
(615) 780-2464Tipton County Imagination Library
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azrithyelbom@gmail.com
901-476-7079Shelby County Imagination Library
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dwjones@porterleath.org
(901) 577-2500 x 1023Smith County Imagination Library
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scplsdirector@gmail.com
615-735-1326Stewart County Imagination Library
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mleaster41@live.com
(931) 305-1130Sequatchie County Imagination Library
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rburgin@sequatchiecountylibrary.org
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pkiper49@gmail.com
423-718-0722Sevier County Imagination Library
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kbrown@dollyfoundation.com
(865) 428-9606Robertson County Imagination Library
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knjrichards@gmail.com
615-566-9156
aharris@ohcu.org
(615) 847-4043 ext 7170Rutherford County Imagination Library
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ella.weaver@yourlocaluw.org
6158937303
rachel.hagler@yourlocaluw.org
615-893-7303Rhea County Imagination Library
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ldabel@aol.com
(423) 509-1239
amcrorie@rheaunitedway.org
423-618-8456
adrake@rheaunitedway.org
423-309-5834Roane County Imagination Library
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roaneimaginationlibr@gmail.com
(865) 717-3767Putnam County Imagination Library
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jimanjo@hotmail.com
(931) 239-0520Perry County Imagination Library
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(901) 485-2439
esosuthall@gmail.com
9312098699Pickett County Imagination Library
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ponderosa@twlakes.net
(931) 3971922Polk County Imagination Library
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(423) 299-9095
sweaver@polkcountyschools.com
706-264-1372Obion County Imagination Library
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taylork@ucboe.net
(731) 796-0334
roger.kevin.williams@gmail.com
(731) 886-1340Overton County Imagination Library
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karon.stephenscenter@twlakes.net
(931) 823-6432Morgan County Imagination Library
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leighwilks89@gmail.com
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donnajerden@gmail.com
(423) 346-6164Monroe County Imagination Library
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debbiemichel927@gmail.com
6179479198
janebelle48@aol.com
423-836-0308Montgomery County Imagination Library
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laura@clarksville.org
931-220-6443McNairy County Imagination Library
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pkcarroll85@yahoo.com
(731) 610-0509
killingsp@yahoo.com
(731) 434-9047Meigs County Imagination Library
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director4mdl@gmail.com
423-334-3332
krshrader@aol.com
1-703-220-2264Maury County Imagination Library
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jan.mckeel@sctworkforce.org
(931) 398-6031
patricia.lymon@sctworkforce.org
(931) 398-6030McMinn County Imagination Library
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mcminncef@gmail.com
4237445895Marion County Imagination Library
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dircspl@gmail.com
4239423369
klstrain223@gmail.com
-Marshall County Imagination Library
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jenniferpearson71369@gmail.com
614-296-2433
pchamberlin08@hotmail.com
(618) 218-1958Macon County Imagination Library
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deltakg@nctc.com
(615) 699-2705Madison County Imagination Library
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becca@turntablecoffeecounter.com
619-403-3300Lincoln County Imagination Library
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jenamariegray@gmail.com
(931) 575-7035
w.south627@gmail.com
(615) 390-6935Loudon County Imagination Library
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michele@lceftn.org
(865) 458-8749
contact@lceftn.org
(865) 458-8749Lawrence County Imagination Library
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linda_durham@hotmail.com
(731) 697-0521
mbrennan@lawcotn.org
(931) 762-4627Lewis County Imagination Library
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pcouch1956@gmail.com
(931) 796-3264
aleigh@lewisk12.org
(931) 796-3264Lauderdale County Imagination Library
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blharmon@bellsouth.net
(731) 635-3791
jennifer.jordan@tn.gov
(731) 635-2941Knox County Imagination Library
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imaglib@knoxlib.org
(865) 215-8743
khurst@knoxlib.org
865-215-8750Lake County Imagination Library
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jennifer.roberson@lcfalcons.net
(731) 253-9910Jefferson County Imagination Library
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dyates@jeffersoncountytennessee.com
(865) 397-9642 x105Johnson County Imagination Library
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mullent12@yahoo.com
(423) 291-0632
lindaicenhour25@gmail.com
(423) 727-6544
jroyston@jocoed.net
(423) 727-2640Houston County Imagination Library
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mindylou1118@gmail.com
(615) 415-6107
bjames541@wildblue.net
931-764-0473Humphreys County Imagination Library
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mottm@hcss.org
(931) 296-2568 x 2252Jackson County Imagination Library
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john@wildwoodresorttn.com
615-948-2705Henry County Imagination Library
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akatz@parispi.net
(731) 642-1162 , ext. 318
rcaldwell@henrycountytn.org
(731) 642-2919Haywood County Imagination Library
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eubankstbe@gmail.com
731-780-4708
erplasstantdirector@gmail.com
731-616-0247Henderson County Imagination Library
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sanders.judy@hcschoolstn.org
731-968-3661 x1215
trena.moffett@gmail.com
(731) 549-0697Hardin County Imagination Library
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ashley.dennis@hardincountybank.com
(731) 926-7956Hawkins County Imagination Library
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egbert@easttennesseeprinting.net
(423) 921-7456
brittonc@charter.net
(423) 272-7237Hancock County Imagination Library
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jackrgee@bellsouth.net
(954) 557-0453
hancockctysue@gmail.com
4237331505Hardeman County Imagination Library
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mwoods3691@gmail.com
731-376-0264
cavent.bhcl@gmail.com
(731) 658-3436Hamilton County Imagination Library
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kyle_hauth@signalcenters.org
423-698-8528
lesa_witt@signalcenters.org
423.661.6680Grundy County Imagination Library
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rhonda.henson@tn.gov
(931) 692-3641
remagen6@benlomand.net
(931) 636-7297Hamblen County Imagination Library
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dawn.belson@morristownhamblenlibrary.org
(423) 586-6410Grainger County Imagination Library
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mcelhaneyj@k12tn.net
(865) 828-3611
bekahmgibson@gmail.com
(865) 898-7148Greene County Imagination Library
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margoolmsted@gmail.com
(423) 278-2133
gcimaginationlibrary@gmail.com
(423) 329-0466Giles County Imagination Library
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ehickman@pbsllc.biz
931-363-5307
glibrary@gilescountylibrary.org
(931) 363-2720
bwise@gilescountylibrary.org
(931) 363-9138Franklin County Imagination Library
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p.morris@schra.us
(800) 221-2642 x 1135Gibson County Imagination Library
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conniegbates@gmail.com
731-414-0749
nbrthlmw@gmail.com
731-431-7587Fayette County Imagination Library
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director@fayetteliteracy.org
(901) 813-8126
robert.b.coolidge@gmail.com
(901) 813-8126Fentress County Imagination Library
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cw1156@yahoo.com
(931) 879-8040Dickson County Imagination Library
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trevenia@bellsouth.net
(615) 210-1039Dyer County Imagination Library
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(731) 286-3630
kgardner@dyersburgcityschools.org
-Decatur County Imagination Library
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leslie.box@decaturschools.org
(731) 847-4002
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(731) 847-4002
vonda.brigance@decaturschools.org
(731) 852-2391DeKalb County Imagination Library
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khend@dtccom.net
(615) 597-4359Cumberland County Imagination Library
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kristen.tabor@artcirclelibrary.info
(931) 484-6790 , ext 242
james.houston@artcirclelibrary.info
(931) 484-6790 ext. 241Davidson County Imagination Library
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brooke.seigle-rochelle@unitedwaygn.org
(615) 780-2464Crockett County Imagination Library
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marcy_laxton@yahoo.com
(731) 617-6196
susielavenue@gmail.com
(731) 501-0970Coffee County Imagination Library
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berthas1968@gmail.com
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s.e.hailey@gmail.com
(931) 247-6279
jhiebert@lighttube.net
(931) 455-2783Clay County Imagination Library
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lcsavage@twlakes.net
(931) 258-3142
dentonc@clayedu.com
(931) 258-3149Cocke County Imagination Library
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sheilapruitt55@yahoo.com
865-322-0581Cheatham County Imagination Library
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amanda@amandabellsells.com
(615) 406-9988
admin2@athomerealtyteam.com
-Chester County Imagination Library
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eahjohnson74@yahoo.com
(731) 989-5222Claiborne County Imagination Library
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shela.mcnew@claibornecountytn.gov
(423) 626-5236Carroll County Imagination Library
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cchamber@earthlink.net
(731) 986-4664
cchamber@earthlink.net
(731) 986-4664
cchamber@earthlink.net
-Carter County Imagination Library
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creolamiller48@gmail.com
(423) 543-3977
awilliams@cityofelizabethton.org
(423) 547-6360Cannon County Imagination Library
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marsha.petty@adamsmemoriallibrary.org
(615) 563-5861 x5Bradley County Imagination Library
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cindylawson@unitedwayocoee.org
(423) 479-2020 x 200
janice.baker2020@gmail.com
423-618-1312Campbell County Imagination Library
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nwooden@chetn.org
(423) 563-1040Bledsoe County Imagination Library
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kristywalker@bledsoecountyschools.org
(423) 447-2914
rkmercer00@hotmail.com
(423) 447-7438Blount County Imagination Library
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anowak@blounttn.org
7168074913
patsydrussell@charter.net
8653847091Bedford County Imagination Library
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andrea.l.elkins@gmail.com
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arowland@coopersteel.com
931-703-7079
pewittlau@gmail.com
6167087071Benton County Imagination Library
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susantyner@bellsouth.net
(731) 584-4772Anderson County Imagination Library
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april.hackler@orau.org
(865) 576-3300
Free Books Work: Impact of Book Delivery Programs
The Hechinger Report writes on the efficacy of book delivery programs, summarizing a recent study done to measure the impact of free books on developing a child’s early literacy skills. The article notes, “Literacy experts have long known that reading to toddlers, even babies, can make a big difference in children’s reading abilities later in elementary school. But does simply giving away free books to low-income families with young children…
read more2022 Year In Review
…our mission to strengthen early literacy in Tennessee…because it all comes back to that. It all comes back to the children we serve, giving them resources and support to strengthen early literacy, because reading enables learning and learning enables lifelong success. We sincerely thank all the individuals and organizations who make our work possible. Together we are changing lives – one book, one family, and one child at a time!…
read more2021 Year In Review
Year in Review 2021 January 1–December 31, 2021 A Letter from the Leader 2021 was a year of milestones for Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation. As we began to understand the educational impact from the COVID-19 pandemic (3rd grade reading proficiency falling from 34% to 28% statewide), the Foundation moved forward to respond to the early literacy needs of Tennessee’s children. With the help of dedicated partners and visionary leaders across…
read moreNew Year’s Reading Resolutions: 8 Easy Ways to Make Reading Part of Your Child’s Routine
…pleasure in words. Read riddles, write jokes, memorize poetry and have family poetry slams, tell stories, make lists, compose letters, sing, and talk, talk, talk! For more tips to make reading fun for your children, visit https://www.governorsfoundation.org/engage/engage-with-your-child. 4. Give books as gifts. Books increase in value for a child when they come as a gift from someone special, or on a special occasion. Every occasion is the right one for…
read moreJuly 2019 County Connection Newsletter
…for assistance. Cumberland County article: https://www.crossville-chronicle.com/sports/local_sports/imagination-library-hosts-successful-run-to-read/article_c68b0652-6069-11e9-aae0-d3c6c5da8fa5.html “The Imagination Library provides the infrastructure of the core program including managing the secure central database for the Book Order System and coordinating book selections and wholesale purchasing…” Sponsor of event: “Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation” Lincoln County article: https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/lifestyles/imagination-library-asks-you-to-invest-in-our-children/article_5985f64a-33c1-11e9-a79d-8b7aee047551.html “Dolly’s Imagination Library program does provide the infrastructure of the core program, managing the secure central database for the ordering system and coordinating book…
read moreImportance of Family and Community Engagement on Student Success: Scholastic Research Compendium
“Recognizing and investing in family engagement policies and practices is key to closing the achievement gap and supporting the success of all students.” -Harvard Family Research project, April 2010 Family and Community Engagement 2013 Research Compendium by Lois Bridges, Ph.D. explores how collaboration among families, schools, and communities helps ensure student success. The compendium is framed around the Five Pillars of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) and features an overview…
read moreThree favorite words: FREE, BOOKS, and PRESENTS: ‘25 DAYS’ OF BOOKS FOR YOUR FAMILY
…your child’s development. Did you know that research confirms reading to your child daily can raise their Intelligence Quotient (IQ), improve their vocabulary, grow their language skills and help them to succeed academically? This annual holiday tradition is the perfect way to bring together literacy, family time and the fun that comes when opening a surprise book each day. Still growing your home library? Used book stores, yard sales, etc….
read moreAugust 2018 County Connection Newsletter
…with the most committed and passionate people I’ve ever known; each of YOU and our GBBF team! Our statewide program is strong and continues to grow. We have the outcomes to prove its value. With this knowledge, I know that now is the right time for me to move into my next life adventure, starting with my retirement as GBBF President, effective August 31st. A search committee of GBBF’s Board…
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