The MLK Community Center invites the community to a free, family-friendly Children’s Day celebration on Sunday, September 22, from 10 am to 12 pm to celebrate 4,000 kids enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
The celebration will be held at the MLK Community Center at 20 Dr Marcus Wheatland Blvd, Newport, and features performances by the Toe Jam Puppet Band and Lon Cerel, the Children’s Musician. All are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. The event is rain or shine.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library puts books into the hands and hearts of children worldwide, from birth to their 5th birthday. There is no cost to parents. Every month, a hand-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality book is mailed to enrolled children. The generosity of the Bazarsky Family Foundation makes Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at the MLK Community Center possible.
Founded in 1922 and renamed after Dr. King in 1968, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center celebrated 100 years of service to the community in 2022. The mission of the MLK Community Center is to nourish, educate, and support Newport County, Rhode Island residents to improve their economic, social, and physical well-being. The Center works to build a strong and inclusive community where all people are empowered to be self-reliant and to live their best quality of life. Last year, the MLK served over 8,000 people, the most in its history.
