In 1996, singer-songwriter Dolly Parton founded Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to foster a love of reading among the children and families of her home county in East Tennessee. By sending a hand-selected, high-quality, age-appropriate book directly to their home each month, Parton wanted children to be excited about books and ensure that they would have books at home regardless of their family's income.
The program was such a huge success that in 2000, Parton offered it to any community that was willing to partner with her to support it locally. Today, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has mailed approximately 40 million books to children in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. More than 1,600 local communities are currently participating in the program, sending books to over 750,000 kids every month.
According to independent studies, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has helped improve early childhood literacy and literacy scores for the children enrolled in the program.
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