Literacy looks like books.Books look like the Imagination Library.TN's Imagination Library looks like... On February 27, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library celebrated 100 million books mailed to preschoolers across the world. During this special event, Dolly...
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center to Enroll Newborns into Tennessee’s Imagination Library Program
Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) and local affiliate Rutherford Books from Birth recently celebrated the launch of a birthing hospital partnership at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center to begin enrolling newborn babies into Tennessee’s Imagination Library...
Annual Statewide Dinner Celebrates Funding Partners with Special Reading
The Governor's Books from Birth Statewide Partners Dinner was held last week at the Tennessee Executive Residence in Nashville. GBBF’s Statewide Partners Dinner is an annual celebration of our statewide funding partners. Representatives from BlueCross Blue Shield...
Delta Dental TN and Governors Books from Birth Award ‘Bigger Smile Grants’ to TN Imagination Library Programs
Delta Dental of Tennessee is partnering with Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) to award 26 Bigger Smiles grants to support the enrollment growth of Imagination Library programs in selected Tennessee counties. Currently, 69 percent of the...
Gov. Haslam Announces Seven New Elections to the Board of Directors of Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) announced the election of seven new members to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. The new board of directors include Etta Clark, Eastman Chemical Company; Jennifer Colquitt; Judge Brandon...
Sponsorship of Hamblen County IL Moves from HC*EXCELL to Newly-Created Council
The Hamblen County Imagination Library has officially transitioned from sponsorship under HC*EXCELL to the Morristown Hamblen Imagination Library Advisory Council. The newly-formed council signed documents Wednesday formally taking sponsorship of the Imagination...
Books from Birth (Shelby Co.) Merges with Porter-Leath
Effective July 1, 2017, Books from Birth merged to become Porter-Leath's newest program. Books from Birth (BfB), an affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, currently provides age-appropriate books for nearly 70% of Shelby County children under...
Governor and First Lady Halsam Celebrate UT Medical Center Partnership with Tennessee’s Imagination Library to Enroll Newborns in the Program
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam join Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF) and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Knox County Friday morning to celebrate the launch of a new birthing hospital partnership with The University of...
Counties Celebrate Imagination Library Week
Counties throughout Tennessee celebrated Imagination Library Week in a variety of fun ways! Book it to the Bridge! Imagination Library Parade & Celebration (Carter County) In partnership with Carter County Drug Prevention Coalition and Elizabethton/Carter...
Nissan Grants $100,000 to Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation for Tennessee’s Imagination Library
Nissan North America deepened its investment in and commitment to early childhood literacy in Tennessee by granting $100,000 to Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation (GBBF), benefiting Imagination Library programs in Middle Tennessee where Nissan has...