Childress Ink and Ink-a-Dink Bookstore are proud to join businesses and community partners across West Michigan in celebrating "Give Like Dolly Day" on Friday, September 25, a special day of giving inspired by Dolly Parton’s legacy of generosity, literacy, and love of books.

All donations made through the "Childress Ink~Ink-a-Dink Give Like Dolly Day fundraiser" will go directly to Early Bird Books in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of West Michigan, helping provide free, age-appropriate books to children from birth through age five.

Give Like Dolly Day takes place on 9/25, a playful nod to Parton’s famous “9 to 5,” and as a community partner, Ink-a-Dink will provide special donor thank-you gifts:

Donate $5 — Receive two premium vinyl stickers, a $9.50 value.
Donate $10 — Receive three premium vinyl stickers, a $14.25 value.
Donate $20 — Receive a free book and 1 sticker ($30) 
Donate $36 — Receive a free book and 3 stickers ($40-50)

Supporters can donate now through midnight on Sept. 25, 2026.

100% of donations collected through the Give Like Dolly Day fundraiser at Ink-a-Dink.com will benefit Early Bird Books and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of West Michigan.

Supporters can visit Ink-a-Dink.com on September 25 to choose a donation level and help put more books into the hands of West Michigan children.

Just $36 funds 12 Imagination Library books—enough to provide one child with a full year of books.

For more information about Early Bird Books and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of West Michigan, visit earlybirdbooks.org.