08/26/2026
“When I sit back on my rocking chair someday, I want to say I’ve done it all.”
She may have been a successful musician, savvy businesswoman and multimillionaire, but for SDPL, her support for children’s literacy is what makes her an icon. Since 1995, through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, she has gifted free monthly books to children from birth to age five. This program grew from one city, to one state to across the nation.
Dolly Parton was unafraid to be herself and refused to be boxed in by others’ expectations in life and music. Despite her success, she did not shy away from her beginnings, even when others tried to humble her.
Learn more about her storied life, check out a book, listen to her music or watch a film.
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