Wishing a happy birthday to our
#booklady
@DollyParton
! Fun fact: Dolly started the Dollywood Foundation in 1988, offering scholarships to local high school students. In 1995, it grew into
@DollysLibrary
, which now gifts free books to children in 5 countries around the world!
#DollyParton
invites you to watch a special premiere of "The Library That Dolly Built," a new documentary about her global book gifting nonprofit organization. RSVP here -
As of June, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted over 161 million books since inception! The total number of books gifted is 161,474,917!
#BooksGifted
#DollysLibrary
We're so honored to be recognized, along with
@DollyParton
, as recipient of
@TheKingCenter
's 2023 Christine King Farris Legacy of Service in Education Award! Thank you, Dolly, and all of our amazing partners around the world, for inspiring a love of reading in Children!
RT if you've read "Hair Love" by Matthew A. Cherry! This beautiful story is an ode to loving your hair and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere. (📸: Duane Gordon)
Join us in celebrating a monumental milestone: Over 200 million books gifted worldwide! Enroll your child by July 31, 2023, to be part of the celebration. ✨
Learn more at
#200MillionReasonsToCelebrate
As of July, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted more than 163 million books since inception! The total number of books gifted is 163,323,148!
#BooksGifted
#DollysLibrary
The Dollywood Foundation and
@dollyslibrary
would like to send a special thank you to everyone who helped make Homecomin’ 2019 a huge success! It’s been such a fun, inspirational week with our international affiliates and we look forward to making more milestones with you!
#HC19
RT if you grew up reading about the lovable bear Corduroy! Using her own experiences as a Tony Award-winning Broadway actress,
@ViolaDavis
writes the story of Corduroy and Lisa's first trip to the theatre in "Corduroy Takes a Bow."
#DollysLibrary
#CorduroyBear
Our worldwide program now gifts a book a month to over 1.34 million children! On April 2, you'll get to hear from
@DollyParton
& several folks who helped her build the program when this special documentary opens in select theaters nationwide. More info at
A huge congratulations to
@DollyParton
, who yesterday received the
@CarnegieMedal
! Thanks, Dolly, for continuing to inspire us all to Dream More, Learn More, Care More and Be More!
#CMoP
In June, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sent over 122 Million Free Books. The total number of books mailed is 122,166,249!
#booklady
#dollyslibrary
Announcing the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in
#Illinois
! 📚 We’re working to provide all children under five in Illinois with FREE books each month, thanks to our wonderful community partners and supporters. Learn more:
As of December, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, has gifted over 197 million books since inception!
#DollysLibrary
We're celebrating Boss's Day, and we think that we have the best boss anybody could ask for! Thank you, Dolly, for inspiring us every day with your caring spirit, passion, work ethic and creative vision.
#booklady
#bossday
Written by real-life astronaut
@Cmdr_Hadfield
, "The Darkest Dark" tells how Chris overcame his fear of the dark after watching the moon landing on TV. He realized that his imagination could make the darkness exciting!
#CanadaBook
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library! May the season be filled with joy, laughter and wonderful stories shared by all!
#DollysLibrary
#MerryChristmas
#HappyHolidays
Exciting news,
#California
! We’re thrilled to kick off the statewide expansion of
@DollysLibrary
! 📚 We’re expanding over the next several years so all children under 5 in CA will be eligible for a free book each month, including a fully bilingual EN/SP book language option.
A huge congratulations to
@DollyParton
for being named a 2022
@carnegiemedal
recipient! 🎉 Through your leadership and philanthropy, we are working hard to inspire a love of reading by gifting over 2M books each month to children around the world!
#CMoP
Today we would like to send out a very special thank you to all our
#ImaginationLibrary
affiliates and community partners for all the work they do to help Dolly inspire a love of reading in children across the globe. ❤️
#InternationalThankYouDay
RT if you've read "Hair Love!" Written by
@MatthewACherry
& illustrated by
@VashtiHarrison
, this empowering book is an ode to loving your hair and a celebration of daddies and daughters everywhere.
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to everyone's favorite
#BookLady
and founder of the
#ImaginationLibrary
,
@DollyParton
! 🎂 Special thanks to all of our little artists for joining in to help us celebrate Dolly's special day!
Announcing the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in
#Maine
! 📚 We’re working to provide all children under five in Maine with FREE books each month, thanks to our wonderful community partners and supporters. Learn more:
As of January, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, has gifted a total of 199,703,329 books since inception!
#DollysLibrary
#ReadMore
Are you planning to watch this week's episode of "Goodnight With Dolly?" Watch
@DollyParton
on May 28 at 7 PM Eastern when she reads "Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon" by Patty Lovell!
#ReadWithMe
#GoodnightWithDolly
Celebrating 150 Million Books Milestone in our 25th Year! 🎉 As of December, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted a total of 150,606,052 books since inception 25 years ago!
#Milestone
#DollysLibrary
#ReadMore
Did you know that Valentine's Day is also
#InternationalBookGivingDay
? Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gifts age-appropriate, high-quality books to registered children in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
#DollysLibrary
#ValentinesDay
As of June, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which includes over 2,700 local program partners, has gifted a total of 211,415,579 books since inception!
#DollysLibrary
#ReadMore
#NewsWorthSharing
! 📚
@CCSSO
today presented its 2022 Distinguished Service Award to
@DollyParton
for her work to expand early childhood literacy! Congratulations, Dolly, and thank you for continuing to inspire a love of reading in children of all ages!
Is "Goodnight Numbers" by
@DanicaMcKellar
one of your favorites? We're excited that Danica will be narrating an upcoming documentary film about
#DollysLibrary
! Read all about it on our blog!
In October, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sent over 1,331,850 books. The total number of free books mailed as of October 2018, is 111,035,635!
#DollysLibrary
#ReadMore
#Charity
We're kicking off
#ChildrensBookWeek
with BIG news worth celebrating!🎉
As of May,
@DollysLibrary
is now gifting over 2 MILLION BOOKS to children around the world each month!! Thanks to over 2,800 local affiliates around the world who helped us reach this amazing
#milestone
!
As of May, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted over 138 million books since inception! The total number of books gifted is 138,621,825!
#BooksGifted
#DollysLibrary
We had a fantastic time welcoming
@DollyParton
to
#Delaware
to celebrate the significant milestone of statewide coverage ��� now every child in DE under the age of 5 is eligible to enroll for free books! To learn more and enroll a child, visit
.
@DollyParton
opens up to
@Oprah
about how not having children of her own contributed to her starting the Imagination Library during her guest spot on “The Oprah Conversation”
We're so excited to share some amazing news out of
#Australia
! The state of New South Wales (NSW) announced an $8 million investment to expand Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in
#NSW
! Continuing to get more books into the hands of more children—around the globe. 📚
We have over 150 Million reasons to celebrate! 🎈 At the end of 2020, we gifted our 150 Millionth Book! Sending many thanks to our amazing partners all over the world who helped us reach this amazing milestone!
#DollysLibrary
#Milestone
Are you planning to watch this week's episode of "Goodnight With Dolly?" Watch
@DollyParton
on May 14 at 7 PM Eastern when she reads "Violet the Pilot" by Steve Breen!
#ReadWithMe
#GoodnightWithDolly
Dolly Parton visited Kansas today for the Imagination Library Statewide Celebration, commemorating the significant achievement that now all Kansas children under five are eligible to enroll in the program! 🎉 Learn more and enroll now!
Through funding provided by Dolly Parton and local community partners,
#DollysLibrary
is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting free books to children. 🦋 Check availability in your area and register your child today!
Nothing beats the excitement on your child's face when they get their first book from
#DollysLibrary
! Share a photo of your child with their favorite Imagination Library book in the comments! (📸: Dr. Carolyn C.)
Nothing beats the excitement on your child's face when they get their first book from
#DollysLibrary
! Share a photo of your child with their favorite Imagination Library book in the comments! (📸: Dr. Carolyn C.)
Did you hear the good news? 🦋 You asked, and they listened! Our partners Penguin Random House have worked some magic, and now you can watch the entire
#GoodnightWithDolly
video series again until August 31! Which is your favorite episode?
"Coat of Many Colors" by
@DollyParton
is a sweet book based on one of Dolly's most loved songs. This book is the perfect way to teach that family and love are the most important things!
#DollysLibrary
#Imagination
Announcing the statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in
#Montana
! 🎈 Now all children under five in Montana are eligible for a free book each month, thanks to our wonderful community partners and supporters! Enroll today!
As of June, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has gifted over 140 million books since inception! The total number of books gifted is 140,230,751!
#DollysLibrary
In honor of
#WorldReadAloudDay
, here's a great title to read aloud with your little one! Inspired by the Academy Award-winning animated short film, "Hair Love" celebrates the special bond between fathers & daughters in this empowering book by
@MatthewACherry
and
@VashtiHarrison
.
Our favorite
#BookLady
@DollyParton
teaches children a fun way to talk about their feelings and to respect the feelings of others in this colorful story, illustrated by Heather Sheffield.
#DollysLibrary
#ReadMore