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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: roverstillidie91 on July 07, 2019, 02:25:02 pm

Title: Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Post by: roverstillidie91 on July 07, 2019, 02:25:02 pm
For anyone who receives the free books for which I have since my daughter was born last year DMBC are stopping the scheme by notification by email albeit a bit unprofessional basically a blank template with empty names and addresses.

https://www.change.org/p/doncaster-council-do-not-stop-dolly-partons-imagination-library?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_16466095_en-GB%3Av1&recruited_by_id=584814a0-9dae-11e9-a4b9-750835939e5b&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&share_bandit_exp=initial-16466095-en-GB&share_bandit_var=v3

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politics/parents-anger-as-council-says-it-will-scrap-dolly-partons-free-book-service-for-children-under-five-416321
Title: Re: Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Post by: scawsby steve on July 07, 2019, 02:45:12 pm
I've signed the petition.
Title: Re: Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Post by: dknward2 on July 07, 2019, 10:41:21 pm
Didn't even know this existed so not really well done wonder what else I'm missing out on
Title: Re: Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Post by: drfchound on July 08, 2019, 07:28:08 am
Books for young children can be picked up from charity shops for as little as ten pence.
Title: Re: Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Post by: Jenny on July 08, 2019, 08:01:08 am
Its disappointing that the service is stopping because as with most things it will hit the disadvantaged children's  the hardest.

Charlotte loves getting a new book through the post every month (she is obsessed with books) but ultimately we also keep her selection well stocked and dont have to rely on free books. I know there are plenty of families in the area that wont have the same approach though. Apparently Doncaster has always had one if the biggest take ups of the scheme.

Most of the people I have seen complaining about the scheme across my social media are people who can afford to buy a book a month though....