Led by State Senator Howie Morales, the New Mexico legislature allocated $100,000 to the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) to support a statewide early literacy initiative. CYFD chose to support Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
ILGC and Region 5 of the Council of Governments (COG) developed a process to reimburse Imagination Library affiliates in New Mexico up to 50% of book invoice costs. Hidalgo and Luna counties formed independent affiliates.