Growing up, Louisville resident Amberly Simpson said she remembers sitting in the hallway of her home while her mom read her dozens of “Hardy Boys” and “Nancy Drew” books.

Now, as a mother of two young children — a 3-year-old and an 11-month old — Simpson said she wants to foster a love of reading in her family, but books can be too expensive.

“Especially when you want to buy them on your own,” she said. “And I love the library, but with schedules, it can be hard to get down there. So what I often do is we'll check out books and then I'll return them eight months later.”

Simpson found “worry-free access to books” with the nonprofit Imagination Library of Louisville, which sends her kids a free book each, every month up until they turn five.

Recently, the Imagination Library of Louisvil

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