How Dolly Parton helped bring 27K free books to East Bay children
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Times Bay AreaPublished August 26, 2026Updated August 26, 2026English
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Dolly Parton, whose father was illiterate, founded Imagination Library in 1995. She has given away more than 300 million books.
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