Dolly Parton's Ballarat library leaves over 35,000 free books with local kids
Over ten years, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library distributed more than 35,000 free books to Ballarat children from birth to school age.
Why it mattersEarly literacy from birth to five shapes a child's school success, and Ballarat has 11.45 per cent of young children at developmental risk, nearly 12 per cent above Victoria's average.
AustraliaBallarat's Imagination Library program will continue after Parton's death, relying on local community donations to keep sending books to hundreds of local children each month.
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