New Friends of the Library - North Valley Regional Library - Anthem

09/13/2026

08/25/2026

Dolly Parton believed every child deserved the chance to fall in love with a book.

Through her Imagination Library, she placed hundreds of millions of books into children’s hands and opened the door to imagination, learning, and a lifetime of reading.

Her voice was unforgettable but so was her generosity.

Today, everyone who believes in books, readers, and libraries mourns her loss. May her memory live on in every child who opens a book and discovers a bigger world.

Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you, too.

📷 Photo courtesy of dollyparton.com featuring Dolly when she launched Imagination Library in 1995

08/25/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, not only a talented musician, but also a true titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library has received multiple Library of Congress Literacy Awards and, in 2018, Dolly visited us to donate the program’s 100 millionth book to our collection. She even hosted story time. 🦋❤️

Watch the video of her story time reading at the Library. ⬇️ https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/12/dolly-parton-the-library-that-dolly-built/

Image: Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

08/25/2026

Not Dolly!

The whole For Reading Addicts team is devastated.

This world has lost a precious person, we are all lost for words.

Beyond the imagination library, Dolly was such an integral part of my childhood memories. I am so incredibly sad today.

Imagination Library. https://forreadingaddicts.co.uk/dolly-partons-imagination-library/

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Ashley Peterson! Ashley was the winner of the raffle basket (value over $130).

05/02/2026

HAPPENING NOW! The seasonal used book sale. Open today until 4 pm. Open tomorrow (Sunday, May 3) from 9 am - 4 pm.

We also have a raffle basket containing a $75 Amazon gift card, a copy of The Correspondent, a copy of Project Hail Mary, and a 500 piece book themed puzzle. Tickets are only $1 each!

04/30/2026

Do not forget the book sale this weekend! Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, from 9 am - 4 pm each day.

We have a great selection of hard back fiction and children's books!

We also received a few special donations of vintage collectible vinyl albums from the Time/Life Great Men of Music Series (1975 - 1979) and CDs of classic composers.

Do not miss the sale this weekend!