Executive Summary -Imagination Library: Do More Books in Hand Mean More Shared Book Reading? 1. What does this research paper evaluate?: Research shows that children who are strong readers come from families that value books and promote literacy activities such as reading aloud. The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) program in Syracuse New York has 2 parts – monthly book distribution through the Dollywood Foundation from birth to age 5 (60 books) and wrap around se