By the time Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026, her Imagination Library had gifted more than 332 million children’s books to babies and kids in all 50 states and four other countries: Canada, the U.K.

Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 as a tribute to her father, who could not read. The program mails a free book each month to children younger than 5 who are enrolled. Initially ...

It was sad but strangely fitting that Dolly Parton should have died during the UK’s National Year of Reading, given the way the much-loved country singer used her wealth and influence to promote ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — New international research by the United Way of Australia is highlighting the impact of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The five-country study is the largest ever done on shared ...

A trip to the mailbox could soon spark a lifelong love of reading for thousands of Lafayette Parish children. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is returning to children across Lafayette Parish, ...