LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program has been paused in Clark County due to a lack of state funding.
A Las Vegas mom is now asking the community for help so that 18,000 kids can continue to feel excited about reading. Meredith Helmick and her husband helped bring the program to Clark County two years ago.
“In less than 48 hours, we got 3,500 registrations. So we knew that the program was much needed and much loved in the community,” Helmick said.
The program delivers a free book to a child every month from birth to age five in an effort to support early childhood literacy development.
“We know that early childhood literacy sets up a child for success not only in elementary school, but also into high school and beyond,” she said. “Kids who are read to when t