<story><title>About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library</title><url>https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pyrelight</author><text>She&amp;#x27;s able to do all this and still live comfortably and live her dreams. I wonder why more wealthy don&amp;#x27;t do things like this. It seems most just write a check to Charity X for the tax break and the ego boost.&lt;p&gt;The things Dolly does seem to lend themselves to legacy, and what could a rich man&amp;#x2F;woman want more than their name immortalized in a social program that helps people.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>LocalH</author><text>Dolly Parton embodies everything &lt;i&gt;good&lt;/i&gt; about the Southern US, in an age where there&amp;#x27;s not really much in this area that gets the public eye for being a good, wholesome thing. I have a lot of respect for her, quite honestly in my mind she&amp;#x27;s up there with people like Fred Rogers and Bob Ross.</text></comment>
<story><title>About Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library</title><url>https://imaginationlibrary.com/about-us/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pyrelight</author><text>She&amp;#x27;s able to do all this and still live comfortably and live her dreams. I wonder why more wealthy don&amp;#x27;t do things like this. It seems most just write a check to Charity X for the tax break and the ego boost.&lt;p&gt;The things Dolly does seem to lend themselves to legacy, and what could a rich man&amp;#x2F;woman want more than their name immortalized in a social program that helps people.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pmorici</author><text>Not to detract anything from her contribution but she isn’t funding the whole thing.  The way it works is a local nonprofit for a geographic area partners with the Imagination library and funds them to offer the program in that area.&lt;p&gt;Their website explains how you can become a partner for your area and the costs involved.&lt;p&gt;In some places it is government funded.  The program in Baltimore City for example appears to be largely funded by Maryland State government via a yearly grant to a nonprofit.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;imaginationlibrary.com&amp;#x2F;usa&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;imaginationlibrary.com&amp;#x2F;usa&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;goccp.maryland.gov&amp;#x2F;the-governors-young-readers-program&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;goccp.maryland.gov&amp;#x2F;the-governors-young-readers-progr...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>