The Jackson County Imagination Library (IL) was awarded the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation Cares (UCEMC Cares) grant of $2,000 this year. Governor's Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) was so proud to stand in for Jackson County IL to receive the...
Porter-Leath and GBBF Host Early Literacy Briefing to Engage Community & Candidates
Porter-Leath and Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) hosted an Early Literacy Breakfast Briefing on October 2 to highlight the Imagination Library and other early childhood programs to engage elective office candidates and community members. Held at...
4 Birthing Hospital Partnerships Launched Thanks to West TN Healthcare
We are excited about the recent birthing hospital initiative launches at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital (JMCGH) and Dyersburg Hospital. Through this initiative, each family of a newborn child at both hospitals will be given the opportunity to enroll in...
Tennessee’s Imagination Library Week 2018: Who #GotCaughtReading AND MORE
We are so proud of the community awareness that surrounded Tennessee's Imagination Library Week 2018. Keep reading to see all the buzz around Tennessee! IN THE NEWS 13 news articles were published across the state.(representing 11 counties) Below are...
Tennova Healthcare- Harton Recognized by Imagination Library and Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation
Local Coffee County Imagination Library (IL) leaders, representatives from Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF), and Tennova Healthcare – Harton CEO Rich Ellis and hospital staff celebrated the 5-year anniversary of the Imagination Library enrollment...
Healthy Smiles and Early Reading
This week is Delta Dental of Tennessee's Smile Power Week! Governor's Books from Birth Foundation's partner, Delta Dental of Tennessee, acknowledges the connection of books to health literacy and dental health. “An educated society is a healthy society,” said Dr....
2018 G.I.F.T. Summits Focus on Building Sustainable Imagination Library Programs
Governor's Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) recently hosted four "Growing Imagination Library's Future Together" (G.I.F.T.) Summits for Imagination Library volunteers. The Summits, which took place in Morristown, Spring Hill, Cooksville and Jackson,...
Ribbon Cutting at Hill Center Brentwood Features Business and Books
H.G. Hill Realty Company team members gathered alongside elected officials and community members to celebrate the opening of Phase I and ground breaking on Phase II of the Hill Center Brentwood. Just prior to the ribbon cutting and ground breaking...
GBBF Sponsors Summit on Children: The Science & Story of Poverty
On April 11, Leadership Tennessee hosted The Summit on Childen: The Science and Story of Poverty at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greenville, TN. The summit brought together educators and others who work with children to learn about the affects of...
Book Mobile Buses Promote Reading Engagement to Prevent ‘Summer Slide’
Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation promotes early childhood literacy efforts across Tennessee by supporting and sustaining Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in all 95 counties. Beyond the Imagination Library, volunteers in Northeast Tennessee are promoting early...