New groundbreaking research — the largest dataset ever conducted on shared book reading — reaffirms that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library significantly strengthens early literacy skills for children ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolly Parton has spent her 80 years on this planet inspiring millions of people to stay true to their roots, fall in love, get ...

Community members celebrate Sheboygan launching its first Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program, delivering free monthly books to kids from newborn through age 5 to boost literacy rates.

United Way of Sheboygan County is helping kids in the 53081 ZIP code receive free books by partnering with Dolly Parton's ...

Globally, 3,197,250 children are registered and 301,076,331 books have been gifted. On Nov. 6, a group of community leaders met at the Medina Library to kick off a fundraising project to benefit the ...

Crossroads United Way has received an $8,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Noble County to help continue and expand access to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for families ...

Dolly Parton celebrates her 80th birthday Jan. 19, 2026. Her Imagination Library program launched in 1995 in Sevier County as a tribute to her dad, Robert Lee Parton. Imagination Library delivers free ...

Many say the free book program is Parton’s most enduring legacy, even surpassing her classic songs and movies. Imagination Library delivers free books each month to more than 3 million kids around the ...