Parents in Alabama: Get Free Books for Your Kids

It's officially summer in Alabama and if you're looking for a way to keep your children in the books this summer, there's a perfect program to help out with that.

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), about one in five U.S. adults (21%) have low literacy skills, translating to about 43.0 million adults. An estimated 14.8% (or 73,000 individuals) of the population of Alabama is illiterate.

The best way to combat these statistics are to start early when it comes to your child's literacy skills.

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There's s program that parents in Alabama can register for that gifts free books to children all the way up to the age of five. The books are high-quality and the family's income isn't a factor in receiving books.

The program is called Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. According to their website, they have already registered over 3 million children across the world. The number of books they've gifted is almost at 300 million.

It's very easy to register for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, and if approved, you'll get books mailed to your home every month for free.

Find out how to register by clicking here.