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Dolly Parton joked in an Instagram video that she’d love to have Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s firstborn, a request Kelce liked on social media while Swift hasn’t publicly commented. The couple reportedly donated about $26 million to charities, including Parton’s Imagination Library, around their July 3 wedding, with lighthearted quips about a Kelce family reunion from Jason Kelce.
Tennessee has proclaimed January 19 as Dolly Parton Day to celebrate the country icon’s 80th birthday. Gov. Bill Lee signed the proclamation praising Parton’s career and philanthropy through the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, and inviting Tennesseans to honor her legacy. Parton also released a new rendition of “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” with guests including Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah, Lainey Wilson, and Reba McEntire, with net proceeds benefiting pediatric cancer research at Vanderbilt’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital.
All children in Kentucky aged 5 and under are now eligible to receive free books monthly through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, thanks to statewide funding support. The initiative aims to enhance early literacy skills and has already distributed over 240 million books globally since its inception in 1995.
A senior living facility in Michigan celebrated Dolly Parton's 78th birthday with a "Waltonwood to Dollywood" party, featuring a Dolly-styled miniature pony, dress-up station, and line-dancing lessons, while also launching a book drive for Parton's Imagination Library. The festivities included Dolly lookalike day, learning about the legendary singer, and a high turnout from residents. Imagination Library, started by Parton in 1995, aims to provide books to children in need, and the senior living facility is hosting a book drive until March 1.
Dolly Parton revealed in an interview that she and her husband never had children of their own because it was part of God's plan for her to be a mother figure to everyone. She has embraced this role through her charity work with children and her close relationships with her younger siblings and nieces and nephews. Parton believes that kids are drawn to her because of her appearance and high-pitched voice. She recently released a children's album, with all proceeds going to her charity, Imagination Library.
Country music icon Dolly Parton visits Tacoma, Washington to celebrate the expansion of her children's book program, Imagination Library, statewide. The program provides free books to children up to age 5, promoting literacy. Parton shares her personal motivation for the program and discusses her upcoming rock album collaboration with Washington artists Brandi Carlile and Ann Wilson.
Dolly Parton performs in western Washington and discusses the expansion of her Imagination Library in the state, promoting literacy and education.
Country superstar Dolly Parton visited Overland Park to expand her Imagination Library program in partnership with the state of Kansas, allowing parents across the state to sign up their children under 5 years old to receive a free book every month. Parton's motivation for creating the program stemmed from her father's inability to read or write, and she aims to expand the program nationwide. Kansas is the 15th state to implement the program statewide.
Every child under the age of five in California is now qualified to receive a free book in the mail every month, thanks to the state’s expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program aims to provide preschool-aged children and their families with specifically selected books despite their financial backgrounds. California will be the first state to provide a bilingual book option in English and Spanish. Since the initiative launched, the Imagination Library has gifted over 200 million books across 50 states.
Dolly Parton has written a new children's book called "Billy The Kid Makes It Big," inspired by her manager's French bulldog. The book is about confidence and standing up to bullies. Parton, who was bullied as a child, believes in staying true to oneself and embracing who you are. She also discusses her Imagination Library program, which has delivered over 200 million books to children worldwide, and how her dad's inability to read or write inspired her to start the program. Parton continues to draw inspiration from her childhood and everyday life for her music.