Dolly Parton’s Legacy in West Virginia Books | Charleston News

Charleston West Virginia News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is transforming early childhood literacy in West Virginia, gifting free books to kids from birth to age five and planting the seeds of a lifelong love of reading. Rooted in Dolly’s own childhood experience with an illiterate father, the program reflects her deep commitment to education — even more than her music career. Today, it thrives through a powerful coalition including the Dollywood Foundation, state legislature, Department of Education, and Marshall University, all working together to ensure every child in the Mountain State has access to the magic…