Dolly Parton Day to be celebrated across the US: What to know
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Key Points:
- September 25 has been declared Dolly Parton Day in multiple municipalities and California, the first state to officially recognize the date, which references her hit song "9 to 5."
- California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 931 to establish Dolly Parton Day annually on September 25, emphasizing her values of kindness, humility, and joy.
- Besides California, cities including Nashville, Sevierville, Manhattan, Portland, and counties in Texas have proclaimed September 25 as Dolly Parton Day, with Tennessee considering a state-level "9 to 5 Day" for 2027.
- Celebrations nationwide will include Nashville lighting the city pink and donating proceeds from local bars to Parton's Imagination Library, San Francisco hosting live music in Union Square, and New Orleans holding a parade led by the Krewe of Dolly.
- Many proclamations highlight Parton's advocacy for literacy through her Imagination Library, which has distributed over 330 million free books worldwide since 1995.
