There Are Kids From As Far as the UK and Australia Who Can Read Because of her.

She Was a Global Treasure.

Dolly Parton built her life from nothing in the Tennessee hills and never forgot her roots. She used her own success to put books in children’s hands instead of waiting on politicians or programs.

Her Imagination Library proved that private charity still works. One determined woman gave kids the gift of reading and showed that personal responsibility and generosity can reach farther than any government plan.

We lost more than a singer. We lost someone who lived family, faith, and hard work, and who lifted others by giving them the tools to lift themselves.