Read Aloud WV Salutes Dolly Parton’s Commitment to Literacy, Launches Campaign to Further Boost Reading Throughout West Virginia

Charleston, W.Va. (August 28, 2026) – Dawn Miller, Executive Director of Read Aloud West Virginia, announced the launch of a fundraising campaign to remember the late Dolly Parton and the Imagination Library she created to promote literacy.

For the month of September, in memory of Dolly Parton, Read Aloud West Virginia will share any donations dollar for dollar with Parton’s award-winning Imagination Library partners in West Virginia, if donors note “in memory of Dolly” when donating to Read Aloud WV online, by mail, in person or via stocks.