RICHMOND, Va. -- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has arrived in the City of Richmond.
The international book gifting program is designed to foster a love of reading in young children.
“I know there are children in your community with their own dreams. They dream of becoming a doctor or an inventor or a minister. Who knows, maybe there is a little girl whose dream is to be a writer and singer,” Parton said in a statement on the nonprofit's website.
Dolly Parton began the organization to honor her father who could not read or write.
Richmond-based, national literacy nonprofit 'Read to Them' has been named the Richmond affiliate for the Imagination Library.
Today, almost two and a half million children are registered with a little over 200 million books gifted, according to their website.
Each month, the program gives each registered child a high-quality, age-appropriate and personalized book at no cost to the family.
'Read to Them' will work to register kids- and help cover the cost of the books and postage.
You can sign up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library on this website.
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