From “The Little Engine That Could” through “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come,” the Dolly Parton Imagination Library has ...

In the five years since the beginning of Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio, 4,473 Marion County children have received books in the mail at no cost to their families. “We want to thank the ...

In Fresno County, at least 60% of third graders are struggling to read at grade level. Educators say many grew up without books in the home, but a program ...

At the bottom of the winding stairs of the Eugene Public Library, first lady of Oregon Aimee Kotek-Wilson read “The Rabbit Listened.” Young children and their parents gathered to hear the story read ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What started as an idea, turned into the birth of innovation, community and inspiration. Thirty years ago, Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library in Sevier County with a dream ...

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 ...

Oregon’s version of Imagination Library, an initiative launched by superstar Dolly Parton to send a free book each month to babies and preschoolers, recently mailed its 4 millionth book to an Oregon ...

Northern Virginians could receive free children’s books on their doorsteps as soon as next summer. In partnership with country music superstar Dolly Parton, the newly launched Northern Virginia ...

According to a review by Senate budget staff, the Legislature authorized $68.2 million to build a statewide Imagination Library and the California State Library responded by creating a nonprofit, the ...

Dolly Parton‘s Imagination Library program is facing some funding turbulence in the state of Kentucky. Local chapters in the state have used Parton’s popular early childhood reading program for a ...

Oregon ends case against federal agent who hit, killed woman after found to have immunity The state's decision came after federal courts found that Drug Enforcement Administration agent Samuel Landis ...

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library of Ohio has gifted books to over 4,000 children in Marion County over the last five years. Seventy percent of eligible Marion County children are enrolled in the ...