North Star Imagination Library

Dream More, Learn More, Care More, Be More     

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All children in the North Star Borough, Denali Borough, and TCC community are eligible to receive a free book in the mail every month, from birth until their fifth birthday!

 

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The North Star Imagination Library is a community supported organization.


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Parent Resources

Information to help maximize the enjoyment that books can provide both a child and their parent or caregiver...

 

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News

The Tanana Chiefs Conference has teamed up with the

North Star Imagination Library to provide books to children ages birth to five living in TCC regional communities!


Click here to read more about this wonderful partnership...
 

North Star Imagination Library membership is now available to children ages birth to five living in the Denali Borough!


About our program

Since May 2008, The North Star Imagination Library has been registering children to receive free, age-appropriate books every month in the mail. There are no income requirements, children must be under the age of five and live within the established geographic area. We began by serving the Fairbanks North Star Borough. In 2021, we partnered with Tanana Chiefs Conference to include all Interior communities within the organization. In 2024, we added the Denali Borough, thanks to the nonprofit, Kids in Motion.


As of May 2023, over 600,000 books have been delivered to kids across the Interior of Alaska!

To date, over 515,000 books have been delivered into the hands of children from Fox to Salcha, Two Rivers to Ester, and thousands of households in between.

Total enrollment continues to grow even with hundreds of children moving away or graduating (turning five). Preschools, child care centers, WIC, and the Fairbanks Children’s Museum are just some of the places enrolling children around town.  According to the 2010 census, almost 8,000 children under five live in the North Star Borough. Our goal is to enroll them all!

What we do

> Inspire a lifelong love of reading by providing high quality, age-appropriate books directly to children by mail each month

> Register children to receive a free book every month in the mail from birth until their fifth birthday

> Raise money for the books through individual, business and service group donations, and grants

BEST BEGINNINGS is a public/private partnership and serves as a statewide support for Imagination Libraries across Alaska. Their mission is to support families to ensure children arrive at school ready to learn. Check out all the resources available to families on their WEBSITE!

read what BEST BEGINNINGS has to say...

Thank you!

Ursa Major Distilling
Fairbanks Youth Sports Bingo
Fairbanks Elks Club
Deanna Morris
Bruce and Janna Miller
Dale Durrwachter
Trish Stark
Flora Wiltse