Ever heard of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? If not, just know that the program is pretty, darned impressive. And that is because it sends new books each month to enrolled children across Indiana until the age of 5.

Jointly funded by the state and local organizations, the initiative — one of Parton’s many community outreach efforts — has mailed monthly books to more than 15,000 children in Indiana’s St. Joseph, Elkhart,

Officials affiliated with the Warrick County Dolly Parton Imagination Library say the funding for this program has been removed from Indiana’s proposed budget. Officials with the program say this funding allowed the Warrick Literacy and Educational Connections (WLEC) to expand to include double the number of children receiving books in Warrick County

After Indiana made national headlines for cutting funding to keep Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Gov. Braun taps his wife to find new funding sources.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends books to thousands of kids across Indiana. A new budget proposal from Republicans could slash its funding.

After slashing a popular reading program from the budget, Gov. Mike Braun said Friday he asked First Lady Maureen Braun to spearhead an initiative to keep Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Indiana.

Country music star Dolly Parton called on Indiana Gov. Mike Braun to reconsider cutting funds for her Imagination Library initiative, which benefits children.

Do you remember the part in Elf where the nun cries, "But the children love the books!" as Buddy's real-life father, Walter, delivers the ruthless news that the orphanage has missed its rental payments and must now return the children's books?

The proposed state budget for Indiana would cut funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which promotes literacy by providing free books to children.