08/26/2026
We join people around the world in mourning the loss of Dolly Parton—an extraordinary artist, humanitarian, and champion for children and literacy. While the world knew Dolly for her music, we at Cassadaga Valley also knew her through a mission especially close to our hearts: putting books into the hands of children.
Since the spring of 2025, Cassadaga Valley Central School District has proudly partnered with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide free books to children from birth through their fifth birthday who live within our district.
And what an impact that partnership has already made…
1,359 books have been mailed directly to children in our community!
Month after month, books have arrived in the homes of our youngest Cougars—helping families read together, build early literacy skills, develop a love of books, and begin preparing for school long before that very first day of kindergarten.
Dolly’s legacy reminds us that sometimes changing a child’s future can begin with something as simple—and powerful—as a book arriving in the mailbox. Her Imagination Library has distributed hundreds of millions of books to children around the world, earning her recognition as a tremendous champion of children's literacy.
We are incredibly proud to continue our Imagination Library partnership for the 2026–2027 school year, carrying forward a small piece of Dolly’s remarkable legacy right here in Cassadaga Valley.
If you have a child under age 5 and live within the Cassadaga Valley Central School District boundaries, we encourage you to enroll using the link below.
Every child deserves a great story—and thanks to Dolly, millions have one more to read.
Rest in peace, Dolly. Your music will live on, but so will the countless little readers whose stories you helped begin.
https://sites.google.com/cvcougars.org/cvcsd-dolly-parton-imagination/home