由多莉·帕顿（Dolly Parton）创办的“想象力图书馆”（Imagination Library）项目自1995年启动以来，持续每月向5岁以下儿童免费邮寄适龄书籍，旨在培养儿童的阅读兴趣 1。目前，该项目已在澳大利亚、加拿大、英国、美国和爱尔兰开展，累计分发3.18亿本书籍 1。其发放规模达到每月340万本，意味着每1.3秒就有一名儿童收到一本免费书籍 1。一项收集了来自5个国家超过86,000名照护者数据的全球研究表明，该项目在澳大利亚塔姆沃思（Tamworth）及全球范围内，均显著提升了儿童的早期识字技能、家庭共读频率与阅读兴趣 1。
在澳大利亚，该项目于2013年正式启动，现已覆盖430多个地点，近5万名儿童每月收到免费书籍 1。其中，塔姆沃思地区的新生儿项目注册率达98% 1。研究数据揭示了该项目在澳大利亚的具体积极影响：参与该项目的儿童对书籍感兴趣的概率是未参与儿童的9倍，参与共读的概率是未参与儿童的17倍，展示关键早期识字技能的概率是未参与儿童的6倍 1。
Established by Dolly Parton in 1995, the Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books on a monthly basis to children under five to cultivate an interest in reading 1. The philanthropic program has expanded to operate in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland, distributing a cumulative total of 318 million books 1. The initiative currently dispatches 3.4 million books each month, resulting in a child receiving a free book every 1.3 seconds worldwide 1. A global study analyzing data from more than 86,000 caregivers across five nations confirms that the project has significantly enhanced early literacy skills, the frequency of shared reading, and overall book interest among young children 1.
Within Australia, the program was officially introduced in 2013 and now serves nearly 50,000 children every month across over 430 locations 1. The initiative's reach is especially prominent in the Tamworth region, which has achieved a 98% registration rate for newborns 1. Data indicates that Australian children enrolled in the program are nine times more likely to express an interest in books than those who do not participate 1. Additionally, participating children are 17 times more likely to engage in shared reading and six times more likely to exhibit key early literacy skills compared to their non-participating counterparts 1.
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