Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell poses with strikes a pose with four kids in support of children’s literacy. Maxwell set ...

A country music legend's reading initiative has made its way to every Indiana county after fundraising efforts to maintain it. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is now available in all 92 Indiana ...

After the state legislature passed a biennial budget that slashed funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Indiana First Lady Maureen Braun announced Tuesday a fundraising initiative to fund ...

Since 1995, Dolly’s Imagination Library has sent over 200 million books to children. Jointly funded by the state and local organizations, the initiative — one of Parton’s many community outreach ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - According to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, Alabama has surpassed two million books mailed to children across the state since the statewide rollout of Dolly Parton’s Imagination ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dolly Parton’s artistic talent and infectious personality brought her global acclaim, but the story of Tennessee’s beloved star wouldn’t be complete without her commitment to ...

FRANKLIN, Ind. — The Imagination Library of Johnson County is launching a fundraising campaign, trying to make up for $1 million in lost state funding. The program provides free books to kids from ...

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is asking Indiana Governor Mike Braun to reconsider the state's decision to cut funding from the organization, which gives young children access to free books in an ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Local lawmakers teamed up with the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County to make Dolly Parton's Imagination Library available for Western New York children. Children ages birth through ...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library continues in 2026 to give the gift of books to children in Humboldt County. This nationwide program, started by the singing legend, is dedicated to inspiring a love ...