‘A heartbreaking loss’: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library loses funding in WA

‘A heartbreaking loss’: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library loses funding in WA

Washington’s operating budget did not include funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library loses funding in Washington

Washington’s operating budget did not include funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, potentially stopping the delivery of monthly books to over 121,000 children, according to a news release from Imagination Library on Tuesday. “This is a heartbreaking loss to our team, our 46 local Imagination Library partners, and, most importantly, the 121,000 children across Washington, who receive the gift of a free book each month,” Brooke Fisher-C…

State Funding for Imagination Library of Washington Faces Uncertainty

OLYMPIA, WA – The Imagination Library of Washington is urging public support as it faces potential funding challenges due to the state’s difficult budget year. The organization, which provides free books to children across Washington, relies on a state partnership that covers 50% of the monthly book and mailing costs. According to a statement from the Imagination Library of Washington, the state’s financial contribution is now at risk, which cou…