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Missouri Imagination Library on Pause | Joplin News
Missouri’s Imagination Library, which sends free books to kids from birth to age five, has paused new sign-ups due to severe budget cuts—down to just one-third of last year’s funding. Though the state was the first to fully fund the program statewide in 2023, lawmakers now face tough choices amid fiscal constraints. Over 161,000 enrolled children will continue receiving books for now, but the future for new applicants is uncertain. Since its launch, the program has distributed more than 4.3 million books—a major impact threatened by dwindling resources as the nation grieves Dolly Parton’s…
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