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As of 2024, at least 1 in 7 children in the U.S. were receiving books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The Imagination Library program currently sends roughly 3 million books to children around the world every month. In 2018, Parton celebrated the delivery of the 100 millionth book since the inception of the program. The Library of ...
The album has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. James Christopher Monger of AllMusic felt that Parton's "effusive personality and seemingly ageless voice lend themselves well to the [children's] genre", that her "natural charisma and easy demeanor help keep things from becoming too cloying", and "with all proceeds from the album going to her bookworm charity, it's awfully hard ...
Dolly Parton's father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades ...
Parton, a country music icon, started Imagination Library — which provides free books to children each month during the first five years of life — in 1995 to encourage literacy and a love of ...
PJ Library is modeled after Dolly Parton's Imagination Library [2] program. PJ Library sends out free Jewish children's books and music to families "with Judaism as part of their lives." [3] on a monthly basis by subscription. It is a North American program that is implemented on a local level.
The Missouri Department of Education announced Wednesday that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a nonprofit focused on fostering a love of reading among young kids, is expanding to cover the ...
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is expanding into Rapides ... More than 1,100 Rapides families already have signed up for the free program, which can provide up to 60 books to a child by the ...
Dolly Parton – country singer; advocate for children's education through her foundation, the Imagination Library, which gives books to children to develop their reading skills before starting school. [20] Don Ball – co-founder of Ballhomes, founder of Hope Center