Missouri Republicans hate books and they hate Dolly Parton. That tells me all I need to know about Missouri Republicans in 2026. The Party of Lincoln and Reagan is dead, murdered by MAGA. #ImaginationLibrary

📚✨ Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library: One Dream, Millions of Books ✨📖 In 1995, Dolly Parton started a simple program in her home county in East Tennessee — because her father couldn’t read or write. Her goal? Every child from birth to age five should receive one free, beautiful book every month mailed straight to their home. What began with just 1,700 books has grown into a global movement: • Over 314 million books gifted so far • More than 3.4 million books mailed every single month • Currently reaching nearly 3.2 million children in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and Ireland The books are high-quality, age-appropriate, and chosen by experts — from classics like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Good Night, Gorilla to Dolly’s own Coat of Many Colors. Many areas also offer bilingual editions. Recent research across five countries proves it works: Children in the program show stronger early literacy skills, more shared reading at home, and a genuine love for books. The future? Dolly’s vision continues strong into 2026 and beyond. New 2026 book lists are out, local programs keep expanding in many places, and the goal remains the same: spark imagination and build lifelong readers — one free book at a time. This Welttag des Buches season, let’s celebrate programs like this that make reading accessible to every child. 💛 How you can help: • Enroll a child (if available in your area): imaginationlibrary.com • Donate to your local program • Simply read with a little one today Thank you, Dolly — for turning one small idea into a worldwide gift of possibility. What was the book that made you fall in love with reading as a child? Share in the comments! 👇 #DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #BooksForKids #EarlyLiteracy #WorldBookDay #WelttagDesBuches #LoveOfReading

Kentucky Senator Suggests Funding Change that Could ‘Collapse’ Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library #TasteOfCountry "WHY on earth would Senate Republicans defund an #ImaginationLibrary program started by Dolly Parton... They defunded PBS. #ForTheChildren🚸 aol.com/articles/kentucky-se…

📚 On Read Across America Day, we are celebrating along with @GovMikeDeWine, First Lady @FranDeWine, and @DollyParton’s Imagination Library of Ohio (@ImaginationOhio) as they release new international research surveying more than 86,000 caregivers in Ohio and across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, showing the power of books for kids. 💡The study found that children who receive books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library are: 📕15 times more likely to respond to and join in reading compared with children who are not enrolled in the program. 📙nine times more likely to be read to four or more days per week. 📚Ohio children are receiving a record 418,924 books this month alone! 🔗Sign up a child today: ohioimaginationlibrary.org #ohio #imaginationlibrary #readacrossamericaday #nonprofitsofx #groundworkohio #reading

Free books for your little ones — from birth to age 5. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library delivers high-quality, age-appropriate books straight to families across all 33 counties in New Mexico — at no cost. Kids can receive up to 60 books before kindergarten, including bilingual Spanish/English titles. Research shows that kids read to regularly enter kindergarten with vocabularies 10x larger than peers with fewer books at home. Reading starts before school — and it starts with books. Sign up today. Sponsored by NM Early Childhood Education and Care Department | Questions? 575.519.4464 #ImaginationLibrary #EarlyChildhoodEducation #LiteracyMatters

📚 Big impact starts with small readers. See how a $2,000 MPLX donation is helping Dolly Parton's Imagination Library put thousands of free books into the hands of Elk City’s youngest learners and why community support matters. 👉 Read the full story: marathonpetroleum.com/Newsro… #EarlyLiteracy #ImaginationLibrary #MPCgives #ElkCityOklahoma #MarathonPetroleum

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite #BookLady and founder of the #ImaginationLibrary, Dolly Parton! 🎂

🎉 Happy Birthday Dolly Parton! 🥳🎂 We wanted to give love to the woman who has created the Dolly Parton Imagination Library! What an honor it is to be part of this incredible mission of spreading knowledge to as many children as we can. We hope to continue to spread this message for many years to come. 💚 All orders from Better World Books that contribute to the DPIL also include a commemorative bookmark celebrating 30 Years! Contribution at checkout runs through the end of January. #imaginationlibrary #spreadingdreams #buybooksdogood

Dolly is part of the reason why my kids are such good readers. @DollyParton's #imaginationlibrary is awesome

Today at Black Sheep Charleston - support the incredible work of @dollyslibrary @DollyParton #readinc #imaginationlibrary #earlychildhoodeducation

📚 The Erie County Imagination Library Graduation Celebration Was a Huge Success! 🎉 So many kids and their families came out to celebrate the joy of reading and early childhood literacy. It was amazing to see so many smiling faces and proud parents filling the library today! 💙 A big thank-you to Anne McGookey for her leadership and dedication, and to all the Kiwanis Club of Sandusky volunteers who helped make this event possible. Together, we’re helping build a stronger, more inspired community — one book at a time. 📖✨ @Kiwanis #KiwanisClubOfSandusky #ImaginationLibrary #CommunityStrong #ServiceAboveSelf #LiteracyMatters #ServingWithPurpose

Good Friday morning #Xverse 😎☕️ Hope you’ve had a great and productive week The weekend countdown is on…⏱️ 48° (feels like 42°) and mostly clear to start for us in N Ohio Coffee in hand and emails checked ✅ This morning, I’m helping set up for the Erie County Imagination Library graduation ceremony happening tomorrow at the Sandusky library. It’s always inspiring to see our community come together to celebrate early childhood literacy and the joy of reading. 📚💙 Also finalizing prep work for Sunday’s Open House then helping my mom with an appt. Wishing everyone a productive Friday and a great start to the weekend ahead! TGIF 🙌 #CommunityStrong #KiwanisProud #ErieCounty #ImaginationLibrary #ServingWithPurpose #SteveHammRealtor

🙏 dolly! she is literally the best, she gives free books to kids! 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. ❤️ imaginationlibrary

#DollyParton loves humanity. #WhitneyHouston sang "I Will Always Love You" & songwriter Dolly got the royalties...&used it to help Black-owned businesses w/startup. Dolly's ImaginationLibrary champions literacy across continent&beyond. #prayersfordolly is our chance to give back.

Cross community support for books AND Dolly Parton is involved! #ImaginationLibrary #Belfast

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“The seeds of dreams are often found in BOOKS.”—Dolly📕 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. By mailing high quality, age-appropriate books directly to their homes, she wanted children to be excited about books & to feel the magic that books can create. Moreover, she could ensure that every child would have books, regardless of their family’s income. Inspired by her father’s inability to read & write Dolly started her #ImaginationLibrary in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans 5 countries & gifts over 2 million free books each month to children around the world. —#DollyParton #DOLLYWOOD #AddictiveBooks #AmWriting #Books #Literacy

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Have you heard of Imagination Library? 📚 Watch Dolly Parton perform live on The Midnight Special - youtu.be/P-MqJ2Vr1UY?si=ssXX… #themidnightspecial #dollyparton #imaginationlibrary #musictrivia