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Jamar Lizarraga
During an event at the Bangor Public Library, Governor Mills announced that 4,500 eligible Maine children are currently receiving free, high-quality, age-appropriate books through the program, which is respected as the world's preeminent, international early childhood book-gifting program. At Governor Mills' direction, the Maine State Library is working to expand the program to all sixteen counties.
"My mother introduced me to the library, encouraged me to read books of every kind, and instilled in me a lifelong love of reading. I'm thrilled to help expand the Dolly Parton Imagination Library across our state so that thousands of Maine children can strengthen their reading skills and learn to love reading,"said Governor Janet Mills. "I thank the one-and-only Dolly Parton for working with my Administration to bring this important program to Maine.
"A lot of good people worked to make this possible, but I want to send my personal thanks to Governor Janet Mills who helped make this dream a reality for children and families across Maine," said Dolly Parton.
"Maine State Library is excited to facilitate the expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Maine," said Maine State Librarian Lori Fisher. "Early literacy opportunities are vital to child development, and we are pleased to work with the current affiliates and the Dollywood Foundation to engage new affiliates so that the program can expand to all counties in Maine over the next few years."
Last summer, Governor Mills announced that Maine would expand the program statewide in 2023 during a virtual discussion with Parton at the 2023 National Governor's Association Summer Meeting in Portland.
Currently, over 4,500 eligible children in Maine are receiving free books through 12 local partners across the state. The Maine State Library and the Dollywood Foundation are working to expand the program statewide, with an immediate goal of enrolling 65% of eligible children (63,932) as quickly as possible.
To find out if the program is available to them, Maine families can visit www.imaginationlibrary.com. If the program is not yet available, they can sign up to be notified when the program expands to their community.
The Imagination Library builds on the Mills Administration's commitment to increasing childhood literacy in Maine, including investing $10 million through the Governor's Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan to create and expand pre-school programs across Maine.
Last fall, my Administration the "Literacy for ME 2.0" to revamp its statewide literacy plan and created the Maine Association for Improving Literacy to mobilize a network of educators who are committed to supporting statewide literacy efforts.
Dolly Parton founded the Imagination Library in 1995 as a way to distribute books to the impoverished Tennessee county where she grew up. The State of Tennessee quickly adopted the program statewide, and, since then, the nonprofit program has expanded into five countries. As of June 2022, the Imagination Library has gifted 184,615,046 books with over 2 million kids currently registered.
According to The Dollywood Foundation, 90 percent of a child's brain is developed by the age of five, making that time period critically important for their development that can be enhanced by reading books. The Foundation notes that daily readings by parents or caregivers provide the greatest opportunity to prepare their child for school and that literacy is a major social determinant of health and economic impact in the long-term.
Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has gifted well over 182 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. The Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading, inspiring children to dream more, learn more, care more and be more. The impact of the program has been widely researched and results suggest positive increases in key early childhood literacy metrics. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. For more information, please visit imaginationlibrary.com.
In celebration of the power of imagination and transmission of ideas through friendship, Montblanc unveiled its Meisterstck Le Petit Prince Special Edition Collection at a regional launch in Mumbai this week. The event was hosted by Nicolas Baretzki, Chief Executive Officer of Montblanc and Franck Juhel, President of Montblanc Middle East, India and Africa (MEIA).
Montblanc ambassador and cricketing legend, AB de Villiers and media personality Mandira Bedi were among the VIP guests, media, social influencers and friends of the Maison who spent the evening immersed in the charming magic of Antoine de Saint-Exupry's much-loved literary classic. Guests enjoyed interactive party playfulness with live touch walls, a charming swing photo booth, glitter station, the music charms of local artist DJ Roane, and customization of Montblanc bookmarks by French graffiti artist, Hakim Idriss.
One of the world's most translated books with editions in more than 250 languages and dialects, Le Petit Prince tells the allegorical story about the chance encounter between a pilot and a little prince from a distant planet. The international luxury Maison transformed the Sofitel's Jyran Restaurant into the enchanted universe of Le Petit Prince, offering many different ways to experience the imagination and wonder of the little prince's world.
Nicolas Baretzki, Chief Executive Officer of Montblanc, says: "Le Petit Prince novel remains as pertinent today as it was when written. Montblanc is honoured to pay tribute to the profound classic with this special edition Meisterstck writing instrument, conveying the power of gifting, imagination and the importance of transmitting ideas and dreams to others."
With design elements informed by Saint-Exupry's hand-drawn illustrations, the first series of Montblanc's Meisterstck Le Petit Prince collection includes three writing instruments, a fine stationery notebook, woven leather bracelet, money clip and cufflinks which feature the characters of the young prince and the fox who enlightens him about the importance of close bonds and human relationships. Subsequent editions will highlight other characters from Le Petit Prince and the powerful messages they carry including the aviator and the planet.
Guided by the pioneering spirit since 1906, Montblanc revolutionized the culture of writing with breakthrough innovations. Today, the Maison continues to push boundaries and evolve the expression of fine craftsmanship across each of its product categories: the pinnacle of luxury writing instruments, timepieces, leather goods, accessories, fragrances and eyewear. With every innovation, Montblanc offers new functionalities and ground breaking designs imbued with the Maison's heritage of sophistication and crafted to the highest standards through the skills of its artisans in each of its manufactures whether Hamburg, Germany for its writing instruments, the Swiss Jura in Le Locle and Villeret for its timepieces or Florence, Italy for its leather goods. Reflecting its ongoing mission to create fine lifetime companions born from the most pioneering ideas, the iconic Montblanc Emblem has become the ultimate seal of performance, innovation, quality and expression of style. With its origins deeply rooted in the culture of handwriting, Montblanc continues to assert its cultural commitment around the world with the creation of wide-ranging initiatives to promote arts and culture in many forms, while honouring the modern day patrons who support the advancement of the arts.
Thank all of you for being here, and welcome to the White House. George and I were both a little astonished at the new decorations, but certainly they're in keeping. [Laughter] You see, we even provide the atmosphere for the occasion.*
But it is space that brings us here today. And on the way over, I was thinking back to how thrilled we all were when men first walked on the Moon. For thousands of years when people gazed into the night sky, they looked at the Moon with wonder. The Moon controlled the ocean tides; it lighted the fields at harvest times, exerted an irresistable pull on the human imagination -- and I won't go into some of the more exotic ideas that had to do with the Moon. [Laughter]
When an American spaceship landed on the Moon, the moment represented centuries of advances in navigation and exploration. It seemed the crowning achievement of human ingenuity and courage. And today we know that that first landing on the Moon was not just a crowning achievement but a great beginning. The dream of regular space travel, the use of space to enrich life on Earth is becoming a reality, a working part of our everyday lives.
Five centuries ago, America was the new world. Today space is the new world. And just as Columbus' discovery marked the beginning of growing ties between the old world and the new, we're beginning to create more and more ties between Planet Earth and outer space.
Our approach to space has three elements. First, we're determined to put a permanently manned space station into orbit and to do so within a decade. The space station will serve as a base for a wide range of scientific research and industrial work, and it will point the way to further goals.
Second, we're committed to ongoing international cooperation, long a principle of the American space program. Last year, for example, we celebrated the tricentennial of the first German immigration to America with a joint American-German space project. And such cooperation will grow in importance as more and more activities take place in space.
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