Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton joined Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden for a presentation of the 100 millionth book in Parton's Imagination Library program, donated to the Library of Congress. The program featured a reading with school children and an announcement about a new literacy collaboration between Parton's program and the Library of Congress. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a book-gifting organization that has, to date, mailed 100 million books to children in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States. Each month, the program currently mails a specially selected, high-quality, age appropriate book to more than 1 million registered children from birth until they start Kindergarten in participating communities. For transcript and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8289

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