Guess who was awarded Librarian of the Year? Wilsonville Public Library Director Patrick Duke! The Oregon Library Association (OLA) gave Pat the award for exceptional service at the annual OLA conference in Eugene on April 20, 2018. Pat has worked tirelessly to spread the word about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Oregon rural counties. The Wilsonville Imagination Library currently sends an age appropriate book each month to about 800 Wilsonville children under 5 years old. Congratulations, Pat!…
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
By Hilly Alexander Blog
The Wilsonville Public Library Foundation has had another successful year raising money for the Wilsonville Library in 2016. We thank our donors for their generosity. Here are the highlights of what we funded: Science Adventure – Science focused Summer Reading Program * 500 science prizes for kids completing 10 science explorations * 300 kids taking summer science classes Annual cost: $6,700 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) – Early literacy program that provides books for preschoolers. * 710…