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Ohio’s Book Boom for Tiny Readers | Dayton News
Ohio is blazing a trail in early childhood literacy, thanks to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library—delivering 26 million books to kids from birth to age five since 2019. Beyond doorstep deliveries, the state has installed storybook trails at rest stops like one on I-75 in Miami County, turning highway stops into reading adventures. Hospitals and educators report kids are already kindergarten-ready, fueled by excitement over their monthly book mail. So impactful was the program that the governor flew state flags at half-mast in honor of Dolly Parton’s legacy—a powerful reminder that one simple…
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