Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community …

Jun 24, 2025 · In 1995, Dolly launched her Imagination Library in Sevier County, TN, where she was born and raised. Inspired by her own father’s inability to read or write, she determined that there had …

Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans five countries and gifts millions of free …

Free book gifting program for children from birth to age 5.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library now serves every zip code in Jefferson County, delivering free books each month to children from birth to age five to support early literacy and school readiness.

3 days ago · Country music legend Dolly Parton celebrated her Imagination Library with Gov. Andy Beshear Tuesday at the Lyric Theater in Lexington on Aug. 27, 2024. (Spectrum News 1/Austin Schick)

3 days ago · Imagination Library of Kentucky Advisory Board Chair and former First Lady Jane Beshear thanks Dolly Parton at the Lyric Theater in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Arden …

Aug 29, 2024 · What is Dolly Parton's Imagination Library? The Imagination Library of Kentucky is a program that mails monthly books for free to children younger than 5 years old.

3 days ago · The Fayette Education Foundation announced that Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program will temporarily pause book distribution after January 2026 due to rising costs and limited …

2 days ago · Monthly book deliveries to children through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will be suspended starting in February. "Thank you again from the Imagination Library all over Kentucky!" …