Dolly Parton's Gift of Reading to 1,000 Manx Kids
More than 1,000 children on the Isle of Man have received books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library since the scheme launched in Douglas at Christmas.
TL;DR
- Over 1,000 children on the Isle of Man have received free books through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
- The scheme, launched in Douglas at Christmas, sends a book monthly to registered children until they turn five.
- More than 3,500 books have been delivered, with 972 children currently receiving books and 54 having 'graduated' from the program.
- The program has expanded to numerous parishes on the island, with active campaigns to include Ramsey.
- The Imagination Library was founded by Dolly Parton in 1995 as a tribute to her father, who was illiterate.