Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library underway

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February 8, 2024

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is underway after a successful kick-off party on Tuesday at the Checotah Jim Lucas Library.

During the launch party, families were able to enroll their children into the program and then they receive their very first books.

The Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income.

If you have a child under five, stop by the library and ask how to sign them up today.

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