Dolly Parton gives away books in Glasgow

Dolly Parton, the famous country singer was visiting Glasgow last Sunday to celebrate the success of the library that she established that aims to give books, every month, to children under five years old. The celebration was to mark that over forty thousand books have been given away.

Parton has said of the initiative, “It has [...]

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Classics available for free online from the British Library

Scottish youngsters will be getting a substantial boost in early literacy with the launch of Imagination Library, in which every child in care will receive a free book each month until they reach the age of five. The scheme was originated by country songster Dolly Parton in 1995 in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee. [...]

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