The Economic Times

My father could not read and write: How Dolly Partons father inspired her global literacy mission that has sent 270 million books to kids across US, UK, Canada

Dolly Partons lifelong philanthropy was deeply inspired by her father, who could not read or write. Her personal mission evolved into the Imagination Library, which now operates in thousands of communities across the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and Australia, giving millions of children access to free books.