With today's news, I thought I'd share this great program:“When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew my dreams would come true. I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer.The seeds of these dreams are often found in books and the seeds you help plant in your community can grow across the world.”
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, started in 1995, gives free books monthly to children globally.
- Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 for children in her home county.
- The program now operates in five countries and gives millions of books each month.
- The initiative aims to foster a love of reading through monthly book gifts to children.
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