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Dolly Parton’s book program reaches 1 in 7 U.S. kids under 5. How much longer?

Funding challenges have arisen in at least four states, and Parton's foundation now carries the program.

03.10.2026 10

Fortune

Alex H. Poole

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping kids start reading when they’re very young

How Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is helping kids start reading when they’re very young

This free program mails an age-appropriate book monthly to each enrolled child from birth to age 5.

02.10.2026 20

The Conversation

Alex H. Poole

Trump has fired the head of the Library of Congress, but the 225-year -old institution remains a ‘library for all’ – so far

Trump’s sudden dismissal of Carla Hayden, the librarian appointed by former President Barack Obama, has placed the little-known Library of Congress...

23.07.2025 20

The Conversation

Alex H. Poole