Establishes the Minnesota Imagination Library program to provide free books to children from birth to age five.

The Minnesota Imagination Library program, established under this bill, provides age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five at no cost to families. The program is implemented through a partnership with the Dollywood Foundation. The Department of Education is tasked with selecting a statewide entity to coordinate the program, providing a 50 percent state match for the cost of books and mailing, developing a marketing plan, and reporting annually to the legislature.

Establishes the Minnesota Imagination Library program to provide free books to children from birth to age five.

The Minnesota Imagination Library program, established under this bill, provides age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five at no cost to families. The program is implemented through a partnership with the Dollywood Foundation. The Department of Education is tasked with selecting a statewide entity to coordinate the program, providing a 50 percent state match for the cost of books and mailing, developing a marketing plan, and reporting annually to the legislature.