Dolly Parton Pleads With Indiana Governor Not To Cut Funding For Imagination Library

Dolly Parton Pleads With Indiana Governor Not To Cut Funding For Imagination Library

As governmental funding cuts threaten cultural programs across the United States, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Indiana is in jeopardy. Governor Mike Braun has proposed reducing the state’s contribution to the program to $0, despite a previous pledge to match 50% funding starting in 2023. Parton and the Dollywood Foundation have urged the state to…

As governmental funding cuts threaten cultural programs across the United States, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Indiana is in jeopardy. Governor Mike Braun has proposed reducing the state’s contribution to the program to $0, despite a previous pledge to match 50% funding starting in 2023. Parton and the Dollywood Foundation have urged the state to reconsider, emphasizing the importance of the program in promoting childhood reading and uniting communities. Parton started the Imagination Library in East Tennessee in 1995, and the program has since distributed over 270 million books globally, nurturing kids’ love for reading and fostering lifelong learning. But it now faces an uncertain future due to the funding cut proposal. “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,” said Jeff Conyers, president of the Dollywood Foundation. (Consequence of Sound)

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