International superstar Dolly Parton performed her iconic songs “Coat of Many Colors” and “Try” on Tuesday afternoon at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Center in Lexington celebrating the expansion of the Imagination Library of Kentucky.
Dolly Parton was in Lexington to announce the statewide expansion of the Imagination Library of Kentucky. https://t.co/fpDs5TfNSP
— Courier Journal (@courierjournal) August 28, 2024
From the Courier-Journal:
Her performance was to celebrate the statewide expansion of the Imagination Library of Kentucky, a program that mails monthly free books to children under 5 years old. Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear hosted the event that drew more than 500 people.
The program, which started more than 20 years ago in Henderson County, is now available in all 120 counties in Kentucky. Britainy Beshear said /the library has already delivered more than six million books to Kentucky children, including Parton’s own children’s book, “Coat of Many Colors.”
The Imagination Library started in 1995 and distributed only to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee, where Parton grew up. Now it’s expanded across other states and countries, including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Read more here. We should all aspire to be like Dolly. What a great human being.
DAZZLING DOLLY: The iconic @DollyParton graced Lexington with her inspirational presence and went on to celebrate the expansion of her Imagination Library as the program is now in all 120 Kentucky counties! pic.twitter.com/Q1g8lJC8IL
— LEX 18 News (@LEX18News) August 28, 2024
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