The Imagination Library mails a free, carefully selected books to children each month to encourage the love of reading and lay the foundation for future educational and economic success.

United Way on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Indiana

Dollywood Foundation, Democrats and community groups call for restoration; Gov. Braun puts his wife on the job to find private money to pay for it

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 provides free books to kids each month,

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which sends a book a month to children five and younger, requires local funding and is currently facing a budget cut in Indiana, but the Dollywood Foundation has set up an endowment to continue the program.

"The beauty of the Imagination Library is that it unites us all-regardless of politics-because every child deserves the chance to dream big and succeed," a statement reads.

Dolly Parton has called on Indiana’s governor to reverse course on plans to do away with her popular “Imagination Library” program. The country singer, who started the book gifting program to encourage early literacy,