Wayne State University Libraries

Today is Wayne State's 10th annual Giving Day and the University Libraries are proud to support the Detroit community we're a part of.

WSU's Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program delivers free, age-appropriate books every month to children from birth to age 5 in Detroit's Midtown and Wayne State area. No cost to families. Just books, delivered to their door, building a love of reading from day one.

Launched in 2020 by WSU Library System staff inspired by Dolly Parton's mission, the program is expanding to additional Detroit zip codes in 2026 thanks to Giving Day donors like you. Your gift goes directly to books for Detroit children in our community. $32 covers a full year. $160 funds a child's entire five-year Imagination Library experience: 60 books from birth to kindergarten.

Help us grow this program and bring us closer to our goal of reaching families across Detroit. Give today at go.wayne.edu/dpilgivingday26