Dolly Parton is calling on Indiana’s Republican governor to reverse a budget proposal that would defund her popular Imagination Library childhood literacy program. The country icon and legendary philanthropist is challenging Governor Mike Braun to reconsider Indiana’s proposed budget after a report from the South Bend Tribune said the budget

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is an early literacy program that gifts books free of charge to children from ages birth to 5 years old.

Gov. Mike Braun has asked his wife to pursue an initiative that would secure funding to keep Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Indiana.