A childhood without books — that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.” Astrid Lindgren
From the Imagination Library webpage:
About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.
After launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. First books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee where Dolly grew up. It became such a success that in 2000 a national replication effort was underway. By 2003, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had mailed one million books. It would prove to be the first of many millions of books sent to children around the world.
Dolly’s home state of Tennessee pledged to pursue statewide coverage in 2004 and global expansion was on the horizon. After the United States, the program launched in Canada in 2006 followed by the United Kingdom in 2007, Australia in 2013 and the Republic of Ireland in 2019.
A marvellous project
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Thanks, Derrick. I agree.
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Good for Dolly! That’s a LOT of books!
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It sure is. You just gotta like Dolly.
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What an outstanding idea!!
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It is. The woman is amazing!
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What a great project! 📚📚📚
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It won my heart. Thanks for commenting, Luisa.
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That’s a remarkable achievement. I had no idea it had been that successful. She has done so many good works.
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Agreed. Truly a unique and remarkable woman.
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That woman deserved the Medal of Freedom she refused when trump tried to give it to her. Maybe she will accept it from Biden.
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I hope so. She deserves it. More than many of Trump’s awardees.
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How wonderful!!! ❤ ❤
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It’s totally cool.
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