The Imagination Library, which started in 1995, offers all Washington children from birth to age five a free book every month.
To help signify Parton’s visit, Gov. Jay Inslee will proclaim Tuesday as “Imagination Library of Washington Day.”
“We welcome the great Dolly Parton to celebrate our statewide program and promote registration for our youngest learners into the Imagination Library. It is important to get high-quality books to children from a young age and ensure that their families, and their unique races, ethnicities, and identities are well-represented among the selection of books,” Inslee said.
65,000 Washington children are enrolled and more than 1.6 million books have been gifted to children across the state.
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