I manage Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Cincinnati—the No. 1 lesson she taught me about success
Cincinnati literacy leader Kristy High reflects on Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and the lesson Parton's philanthropy taught her about success.
TL;DR
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library mails free books to children from birth to age 5.
- The program aims to foster a lifelong love of reading, regardless of family income.
- The author manages the Cincinnati chapter of the Imagination Library, partnering with Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
- Parton's initiative was inspired by her father's inability to read and write.
- The program demonstrates that individual actions, even small ones, can have a significant cumulative impact.
- Parton's legacy is about empathy, taking initiative, and measuring success by what is made possible for others.
- The author plans to continue promoting literacy and sharing Parton's message of hope and possibility through books.