Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library inspires young readers in Polk County

LAKE WALES, Fla. — Dolly Parton spent decades entertaining millions with her music, but she also dedicated her life to helping children.

In 1995, she started Imagination Library, a program that provides free books to kids from birth through age 5 to improve literacy in her hometown in Tennessee.

Since then, the program has given books to millions of children around the world, including in Central Florida…

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