The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:36 PM
Dolly Parton Donates 100 Millionth Book To Library Of Congress
A special announcement was also made by the singer-songwriter and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on a new children's literacy program. The two announced a new Library of Congress story time for young readers. On the last Friday of each month starting in March and running through August a special story time will be held at the Library of Congress. The Library will host story time in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building. These events will be live streamed so children and parents can join the fun online.
The story times will take place at 10:30 a.m. The events are free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The programs will be live streamed on the Library's Facebook page and its YouTube channel.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they start school, no matter the family's income. The library was launched in 1995 and went national in 2000.
