She turned bedtime stories into a global legacy. In 1995, Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in her Tennessee hometown to honor her father, who couldn’t read or write. Her dream? To give every child the chance to fall in love with books—starting from birth. What began with just a few families has grown into one of the largest literacy programs on Earth. Every month, children receive a free, age-appropriate book—creating a personal library of up to 60 books by the time they start school