How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library shared ‘gift of literacy’ with millions of children

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library shared ‘gift of literacy’ with millions of children

Dolly Parton spent her life telling stories through songs, but one of her most enduring legacies may be the millions of stories she put in the hands of children. The country music icon, who died Tuesday at 80, founded her Imagination Library more than three decades ago with a mission to give young children books […]

Aug 25, 2026

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Continues Legacy Of Literacy

'The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.'

Aug 25, 2026