Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her family, over the past three decades, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission to improve literacy through her Imagination Library book giveaway program.
Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Missouri statewide expansion of Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Kansas City , Mo. Dolly Parton addresses attendees at an event celebrating the Missouri statewide expansion of Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Kansas City , Mo. Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Missouri statewide expansion of Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library, Tuesday, Aug.
Parton, the fourth of 12 children from a poor Appalachian family, said her father was “one of the smartest people I’ve ever known,” but he was embarrassed that he couldn’t read. Parton, who earned the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award a decade ago, said she eventually wants to see the program in every state. She said she is proud that her dad lived long enough to see the program get off the ground.
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