Frequently Asked Questions

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Absolutely! We’re a part of the Lowell Kiwanis Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 organization. After you donate, you’ll receive an email and a thank-you letter from us documenting your gift.

Exactly 95% of your donation goes towards books and the cost of mailing them. 5% is used to keep the lights on—less than a quarter of the average non-profit overhead. That’s how we turn $26 into a year’s worth of books for each child. 

Absolutely! Please make your checks payable to Kiwanis Club of Greater Lowell, in the memo put "DPIL", and mail to PO Box 174, Lowell, MA 01853.

At this time, we are only delivering to children in ZIP Code 01852. If your address is in 01852, then you are eligible. As the program grows, we will expand to more ZIP Codes in Lowell so check back!

As long as you stay in the Lowell area, we’ll move along with you! 

If you’re moving, please send us an email at the address below and we’ll update your address. If you don’t have the chance to update us, no worries—the post office will return your book as undeliverable, at which point we’ll reach out to learn your new address.

Several books on the annual book list have text in both English and Spanish, and the selection expands every year. In total, these bilingual books account for about a 20% of the 2024 offerings.

Unfortunately, we do not currently have books available in other languages.

Your child will receive his or her first book 6-8 weeks after signing up. If it’s been at least two months since you signed up and you haven’t yet received a book, send us an email and we’ll get things sorted out. 

 Absolutely! The more the merrier, and every child separated by at least a year in age will receive a different book from their sibling. If you have twins, sign them both up and they’ll each receive a book.

We do! Since 2011, the Imagination Library has partnered with American Printing House for the Blind, Inc (APH) to provide many of the wonderful books in our program, available in braille and audio format to be accessible to young children who are blind or visually impaired. Visit APH for more information.