Indiana First Lady Maureen Braun has been tapped by Governor Braun to raise money to save Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the state after he cut funding for it from the state budget. Crossroads ...

Indiana's new budget does not include funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The program sends free books to ...

When announcing in 2023 that the state would allocate $6 million over the next two years for The Imagination Library, then-Gov. Eric Holcomb aptly stated that reading is “the key ...

With Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in jeopardy in Indiana, United Way Southwestern Indiana is talking about the benefits of the program. The Imagination Library ...

Thousands of children in Southern Indiana are receiving free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, but the future ...

By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen February 26, 2025 There are so many stars and influencers surrounding us these days, ...

If there was ever any doubt that Indiana’s leaders do not care about student literacy, look no further than this year’s proposed state budget.

I find myself looking at the news with the same expression on my face that I probably had watching the “Alien” movies—part suspense and part horror.

A Dolly Parton-inspired literacy program that benefits young children in Vigo and Clay counties has been getting plenty of ...

Discover how Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Hancock County, Indiana, pays for every child younger than 5 receives a free book every month.