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Chanhassen Rotary Launches Imagination Library Program in the SouthWest Metro The Chanhassen Rotary is bringing the joy of reading to local families with the launch of Dolly Partons Imagination Library in Carver County. This program provides free highquality books to children from birth to age five fostering early literacy and a lifelong love of reading. Through this initiative eligible families in the ZIPs of 55315 55317 55318 55386 and 55331can register to receive a new book mailed directly to their home each month at no cost. The program is part of the global effort led by Dolly Partons Imagination Library which has distributed over 200 million books to children worldwide since its inception in 1995.