Dolly Parton joined fight against Utah's literacy crisis before her death
KUTV • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library partnered with Utah-based nonprofit Operation Literacy to address the state's literacy crisis by providing free books to children.
- Operation Literacy formalized an agreement to become the official Utah partner of the Imagination Library, pending legislative approval.
- The nonprofit launched a pilot program, Raising Utah Readers, to demonstrate demand and impact, while encouraging lawmakers to fund literacy resources for Utah children.
- Recent data shows that approximately 69% of Utah children read below grade level by third grade, highlighting the urgency of the initiative.
- Aaron Hall, Operation Literacy’s public relations manager, praised Dolly Parton’s efforts to promote reading and expressed enthusiasm for the partnership in Utah.
