Dolly Parton said she wanted to be remembered "not for looks but for books." The beloved country singer died Aug. 25 at 80 after privately battling cancer. While the "Jolene" singer is best known for ...

Thirty years later, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had delivered more than 304 million books worldwide by the end of 2025 ...

The Dollywood Foundation and the Imagination Library, its flagship program, are encouraging donations to support books for children.

Imagination Library, an initiative launched by Parton to send a free book each month to babies and preschoolers, has provided 4.5 million age-appropriate books to Oregon children since 2007, according ...

The book-delivery program is helping families build home libraries and make reading part of everyday life, while local ...

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Imagination Library — the nonprofit program Parton founded in 1995 that has sent more than 300 million free books to children under five — vowed to carry on.

With the death of country music legend Dolly Parton, many parents might be wondering what will happen to one of her most popular philanthropic projects: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. But ...

Lafayette Parish children can now receive a free book every month through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library until they turn ...

Houston Public Library has partnered with the Imagination Library of Greater Houston to help more local children receive free books each month through Dolly Parton's literacy program. Under the new ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Dolly Parton is teaming up with a Utah-based nonprofit, Operation Literacy, to provide free books to children across the state and help improve reading levels. Operation Literacy has ...

Few celebrities have turned personal success into philanthropy on the scale of Dolly Parton. Supporters marked Sept. 25, declared '9 to 5' Dolly Parton Day, with donations as the Dollywood Foundation ...