Issuances of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library license plate in Ohio have surged following news of the singer’s death on Aug. 25, according to the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Purchases of the official license plate support the Imagination Library, a program established by Parton in 1995 that mails free, high-quality books to children each month.
The program expanded throughout Ohio in 2019 with coordination from First Lady Fran DeWine.
- Community honors Spirit EMS paramedic with vigil following unexpected on-duty death
- Dolly Parton laid to rest in private funeral
- Assistant football coach at local high school placed on administrative leave
With every purchase of the specialty license plate, $25 goes directly to the Imagination Library to cover the cost of mailing books within the county where the plate was purchased…