Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library says it will keep sending free books to kids. Here’s how to sign up

(NEXSTAR) – Dolly Parton’s legacy will continue not only through her music, but through her foundation that sends free books to children in the U.S. and four other countries, regardless of their family’s financial situation.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library first launched in 1995 as a way to send free books to young children in Sevier County, Tennessee, where Parton grew up. It has since grown immensely, and now serves 1 in 6 children in the U.S. who are under the age of 5.

The Imagination Library will continue sending books to eligible children in Parton’s absence, a spokesperson for the Dollywood Company confirmed to Nexstar.

Families who sign up get a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book mailed to them every month.

Who qualifies for the Imagination Library?

Kids can start receiving books in the mail as soon as they’re born and until they turn 5. The program fully covers the cost of books and postage, regardless of the family’s income.

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library teams up with local partners to send books out, so you’ll need to make sure they’re operating in your area in order to start receiving them.

You can check if the program is available in your area here . If you enter your ZIP code and the Imagination Library program is operating in your district, you can sign up to receive a free, high-quality book in the mail every month. You may be directed to your county or city’s library website to complete registration.

The Dollywood Company encouraged people to donate to the Imagination Library as a way to honor the late country singer. Parton’s family announced her death Tuesday. She was 80 years old.

“When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams,” Parton once said, according to the Imagination Library website. “They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer. The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.”