The icon and literacy advocate died at the age of 80.
One of Dolly Parton‘s greatest passions was instilling a love of reading and storytelling in young minds, and in light of her culture-shaking death on Tuesday (Aug.
25), her work in the literary world was honored at the highest possible institutional level in the United States.
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The Library of Congress shared a tribute to the Queen of Country on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after news of her dying at the age of 80 was shared earlier that day.
The 10-time Grammy winner started the Imagination Library in 1995, beginning as a program for her native Sevier County, Tenn., that saw the distribution of free books to children up to the age of 5, regardless of their family’s income.
It soon expanded to service households across the country, then grew to include Canada, the U. K., Ireland and Australia. By 2022, the charity was mailing two million books globally every month, according to its website.
Parton famously founded the Imagination Library in honor of her father, who never learned to read or write. “Even though my daddy didn’t get an education, my daddy was really smart in making deals and bargaining and how he raised a family like he did,” the “I Will Always Love You” singer-songwriter told Billboard in her 2020 cover story.
Later that day, Parton’s cause of death was revealed as being related to “a brief battle with cancer.”.
Countless musicians — including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and more — have since shared statements and social media posts paying tribute to Parton.
The late icon was also recognized on a federal level by President Donald Trump, who ordered that American flags be lowered to half-staff in her honor.
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Informação baseada em material público de Billboard, reescrito pela redação ULTRA NOTÍCIAS.
