Inspired by her own father s inability to read or write she determined that there had to be a way to help children fall in love with books.
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Since 2001 dolly parton s imagination library has put free books in the hands of young children across the nation.
Dolly parton s imagination library is a book gifting program that mails free high quality books to children from birth until they begin school no matter their family s income.
The total number of free books gifted as of february 2020 is 133 899 247.
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First books were only distributed to children living in sevier county tennessee where dolly grew up.
Dolly parton s imagination library is a book gifting program that mails a free book every month to children from birth to age five.
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If you live within the geographic area of the garland and montgomery counties you can receive free books mailed to your home each month.
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In 1995 dolly launched her imagination library in sevier county tn where she was born and raised.
In february dolly parton s imagination library gifted over 1 501 592 books.
Dolly parton s imagination library is a book gifting program that gifts free books to children from birth to age five in participating communities within the united states united kingdom canada australia and republic of ireland.
Group 1 children born in 2020.
After launching in 1995 the program grew quickly.
In 1995 dolly parton launched an exciting new effort dolly parton s imagination library to benefit the children of her home county in east tennessee usa.
Dolly s vision was to foster a love of reading among her county s preschool children and their families.
Dolly parton s imagination library united states a free book gifting program.