By the time Dolly Parton died on Aug. 25, 2026, her Imagination Library had gifted more than 332 million children’s books to ...

The Wicomico Public Library is planning a new main location at the former Ward Museum building on Schumaker Drive. A new, smaller neighborhood library is also being planned to maintain a presence in ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Arlington families will soon have access to free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Nonprofit Read Early and Daily, or READ, has been named the official Local ...

Under the atrium at the Indianapolis Public Library, a woman is busily typing away on her laptop. Another patron seated at the Central Branch is charging their device while streaming music through ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article should have said that the number of books gifted to children since the program’s inception is over 300 million. In Pennsylvania, the Jeannette Public ...

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released a statement on Wednesday following the death of country music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton. Parton's Imagination Library ...

The crown jewel of the singer’s philanthropic efforts has handed out hundreds of millions of books to children over the past 31 years. But it isn’t immune to funding cuts. By Ash Wu After a tornado ...

Literacy advocates in northeastern Wisconsin are mourning Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer. At the same time, they're carrying forward her legacy in helping ...

For generations of fans, Dolly Parton was the voice behind some of country music's most recognizable songs. But for thousands of Colorado children, her name arrived in a very different place — their ...

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 ...

The icon and literacy advocate died at the age of 80. By Hannah Dailey One of Dolly Parton‘s greatest passions was instilling a love of reading and storytelling in young minds, and in light of her ...

Dolly Parton's impact can be felt throughout the United States, including in Washington DC, where library officials said more than 100,000 children in the city benefitted through her Books from Birth ...