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Dolly Parton's book gifting scheme celebrates 10 years

The country singer's early years book gifting programme is celebrating ten years since launching in the UK.

Launched in 2008 in the UK, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library book gifting programme has delivered more than 2.6 million books to around 92,000 children across the country.

The UK arm of the programme, which started in Rotherham, now runs in several towns and cities across including West London, Luton and Nottingham, sponsored by local authorities, businesses, housing associations, nurseries and non-profit organisations. The programme is open to all children from birth to age five.

Currently 40,000 children in the UK are enrolled in the programme, receiving a book in the post every month.

The bookgifting programme was originally set up by Dolly in her hometown in Tennessee as a tribute to her father, who she says she was an intelligent, hardworking man who never got the opportunity to read or write.

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