Hoosier Hills Literacy League

The Hoosier Hills Literacy League regrets to announce that Karen Brown will no longer be on the Board of Directors.  Karen will be relocating to Connersville, where her husband has accepted a position as basketball coach of Connersville High School.  The HHLL wishes to thank Karen for her time on the Board, as well as her time spent tutoring students.  Good luck in Connersville!

On that note, the Hoosier Hills Literacy League would like to welcome Beth Merk as our newest Board member.  Beth will be replacing Karen as a member-at-large.  Beth has resided in Bright, IN with her husband for 5 years.  A former high school math teacher, she now stays home with her 3 year old daughter and 7 month old son.  Having taught 7th grade at Shroder Padeia and 9th-12th grade at McAuley High School Beth enjoys helping people learn.  She is active in her church community of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and looks forward to serving the community of Southeast Indiana through the Hoosier Hills LIteracy League.  Welcome Beth!

Due to the generosity of both the Lawrenceburg Public Library District Foundation and the Aurora Public Library Foundation, the Hoosier Hills Literacy League is thrilled to announce that the Imagination Library book program is once again available to Dearborn County preschoolers.

Since January 2008, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library has reached 800 children, ages birth to five years old, who reside in Dearborn County.  The children have been receiving a free, hard cover, age-appropriate book in the mail each month.  If a child begins the program as a newborn, they can graduate out of the program with a library of 60 books!

Due to unprecedented demand, the program reached maximum capacity 9 months sooner the projected.  It became necessary to temporarily suspend the program.

Thanks to funding grants from the Aurora Public Library District Foundation and the Lawrenceburg Public Library District Foundation the program is up and running again with a lapse of just one month!

The Imagination Library is presently funded for 800 Dearborn County preschoolers- a waiting list will form as additional children register.  In addition, private donations are always appreciated and can be sent to: Hoosier Hills Literacy League, P.O. Box 3556, Lawrenceburg, IN  47025.

Any questions about the program can be directed to Cindy DiBiase at 812-584-8516.

Congratulations to Sharon Briones, a student in the Hoosier Hills Literacy League’s GED program.  Sharon has had an article published in The Literacy Tribune, a newsletter published by the United Literacy organization.  You can read Sharon’s article entitled “Member Spotlight: Refuse to Cry, Refuse to Give Up” by clicking on the United Literacy’s link from this website.  We are so proud of you Sharon!

I just wanted to say Thanks!

My daughter and I absolutely love these books!  They always come on time and pretty much the same time each month and we can’t wait.  They are really amazing books.  They are so much fun to read and my daughter has a blast.  They are a great learning experience for her.

So I just wanted to say thank you for letting my family be a part of such a fantastic Book Club.

Christina Paladina

To Whom it May Concern:

My children are 2 and 3.  We have been receiving books for about a year now.  They love it.  Every day they run to our mailbox to see if they “got mail”.  We read them their books at nap time and bed time.  They are enjoying them so much that they are starting to “read” back to us!  The only stories they want read are the books they receive!  After seeing how much they enjoyed this program I helped our neighbor sign her kids up so they no longer feel left out!  We want to thank you for the work and time you put into this.

Thanks,

Lori Kinsel

Hoosier Hills Literacy League presents Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Receive a FREE Book in the mail every month!

Thanks to the Hoosier Hills Literacy League, all of the preschoolers in Dearborn County can now have their own Imagination Library. Just think, a book mailed to your child each month until their 5th birthday, at no cost to you!
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