Goal reached to expand Imagination Library
By Carole Carlson
Published on April 2, 2026.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which provides a free book to every child from birth to age 5, has been expanded to 92 counties in Indiana. This expansion came after the GOP-led legislature cut $6 million from the state budget. First lady Maureen Braun led a fundraising campaign to secure the extension. The program serves about 125,000 children and is a partnership between the Dollywood Foundation, the state, the Hoosier HOPE Foundation, and local partners.
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