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Appears in 1 story · Last updated Oct 2, 2026
As of October 2026: Funded the £5 million London expansion
A month after Dolly Parton died at 80, the literacy program she founded in 1995 doubled its London footprint. The Imagination Library now reaches 10 of the capital's 32 boroughs, from five before, making 157,000 more children eligible for a free, age-appropriate book in the mail every month until their fifth birthday.
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