Dolly Parton's book programme faces closure after giving 537,000 books to kids

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library will end in Michigan's Muskegon County after more than 11 years, with its final book mailing scheduled for December 2026. United Way of the Lakeshore is discontinuing the programme due to a $180,000 annual funding shortfall. Since its launch in 2015, the initiative has distributed over 537,000 free books to local children.