Ashtabula County Community Action Agency

09/15/2026

Time is running out to order your Dolly Parton-themed cookie boxes! Each box sponsors a local child for a year in the Imagination Library Program of Ashtabula County!

Orders will close this weekend.

Order your box here: https://givebutter.com/smartcookies

09/09/2026

Join us for our 3rd Annual Rise & Shine for Reading, a breakfast event to benefit the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program of Ashtabula County!

We are thrilled to announce our featured speaker, Camille Licate- an Author, Environmental Educator, and Founder of Kids for Positive Change with Camille Licate.

Business sponsorships and individual tickets are available! Learn more and reserve your seat at: https://givebutter.com/riseshinereading26

09/05/2026

We are teaming up with Amber’s Bakery and Boutique for a sweet way to honor Dolly Parton and distribute more books to local children through her Imagination Library. Help us raise more Smart Cookies by purchasing a box of hand decorated Dolly-themed cookies. Each box purchase will sponsor one Ashtabula County child in the Imagination Library for a year!

Boxes will be delivered locally on 9/25- or “9-2-5” day (get it?).

Boxes are limited, so don’t miss this sweet chance to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program right here in Ashtabula County!

Help Ashtabula County kids become Smart Cookies with free books!

09/04/2026

A handful of ACCAA staff were honored to help with the Feed the Hope event this year, where together we helped package 250,000 meals!

Thanks to Country Neighbor, the Feed the Hope planning committee, and all the other community partners for making this wonderful event possible.

08/29/2026

Did you know? The Dolly Parton Imagination Library provides high-quality, age-appropriate books to children aged 0-5 at no cost to the family. The program looks a little different in each state.

In Ohio, while the national Dolly Parton-sponsored program provides the structure, overhead, and publishing, the books are paid for through a partnership between the state of Ohio and Local Program Partners. The Ashtabula County Community Action Agency is the Local Program Partner for Ashtabula County and provides half the cost of each book that is mailed to program participants in the county thanks to grants, sponsorships, and donations.

Honor Dolly’s legacy by sponsoring an Imagination Library child in Ashtabula County by visiting: https://www.ohioimaginationlibrary.org/donate

When donating, be sure to direct your donation to Ashtabula County to ensure that your donation will directly benefit the children enrolled in our local program. Thank you for helping us continue Dolly's legacy one book and one child at a time.

08/27/2026

Dolly meant so much to so many different people around the world — entertainer, songwriter, businesswoman, philanthropist, friend and inspiration. And to many, she was known as "the Book Lady."

Inspired by her father who could not read or write, Dolly created her book gifting program, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, so children could develop their own love of reading.

Dolly's program has mailed over 330 million books to children, and nearly 28 million have been sent to children in Ohio. Her legacy will continue to live on through this program and these books.

There are more children to reach. More books to send. More families to bring into this wonderful community "the Book Lady" created.

The greatest tribute you can give Dolly is to keep it going — together.

In lieu of flowers, Dolly's family asks for donations to be made to her Imagination Library program, so children can continue to experience the excitement of receiving a book in the mail each month.

Donations can be made to Ohio's Imagination Library at: www.ohioimaginationlibrary.org

08/25/2026

Through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, millions of children worldwide receive a brand-new, age-appropriate book delivered right to their doorstep every single month—at no cost to them; paid by local and state program partners.

As a proud local program partner here at Ashtabula County Community Action Agency, we get to witness the magic firsthand: the excitement of a child opening their very own mail, the joy of bedtime stories shared with family, and the lifelong love of reading sparked in our community.

Thank you, Dolly, for inspiring a love of learning, dreaming big, and ensuring that every child has the opportunity to build their very own home library, no matter their circumstances. We will always love you.

08/18/2026

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