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Arts & Events June 8, 2024 - 4:42 pm

‘Dolly and Desserts’ concert, fundraiser to return to Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A handful of tickets are still available for the second “Dolly and Desserts,” a fundraiser concert featuring Dolly Parton covers that will help a local group keep providing books to kids at no cost to their families.

State News August 15, 2023 - 10:35 am

Dolly Parton celebrates statewide expansion in Kansas of literacy program for children

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Musician and literacy advocate Dolly Parton celebrated with Gov. Laura Kelly Kansas’ statewide expansion of a program delivering to children an age-appropriate book each month through their fifth birthday.

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Community Voices September 29, 2021 - 5:30 am

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Douglas County: Inspiring dreams through a love of reading (Column)

by Dara Allgeier

“What began with a used book and a message to a Facebook moms group has become a thriving program that has delivered more than 16,000 free books to Douglas County preschool children. But Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Douglas County is suffering from growing pains and needs your help.”

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