Dolly Parton Gives The Gift Of Literacy: A Library Of 100 Million Books

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Dolly Parton Gives The Gift Of Literacy: A Library Of 100 Million BooksIn 1995, the entertainer and philanthropist started the Imagination Library, inspired by her father, who couldn't read and write. Now, it mails free books to more than a million kids each month.
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News video: Dolly Parton Has Now Donated Over 100 Million Books to Library of Congress

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Dolly Parton Has Now Donated Over 100 Million Books to Library of Congress Together with Carla Hayden, the head of the Library of Congress, Parton celebrated donating her 100 millionth book from her nonprofit, Imagination Library, which has been donating books to children for over 20 years. It makes...

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