Through programs like the Imagination Library, there is a path out of generational poverty through increased literacy opportunities for children, Dotson noted.

This holiday season, Lifeline, Inc. has once again set a goal of raising $8,000 for the Lake County Imagination Library — enough to cover the cost of books for all enrolled children in January.

From left, Mari Alexander, Jorgia Yarnell, Kase Backscheider and Harrison Martin pose with Sister Bear from The Berenstain Bears series of books during Imagination Library of Johnson County’s ...

A child looks through books during 2023’s Storybook Breakfast, a fundraiser for Imagination Library of Johnson County. The nonprofit is launching a $1 million fundraising campaign after state ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What started as an idea, turned into the birth of innovation, community and inspiration. Thirty years ago, Dolly Parton started her Imagination Library in Sevier County with a dream ...

Globally, 3,197,250 children are registered and 301,076,331 books have been gifted. On Nov. 6, a group of community leaders met at the Medina Library to kick off a fundraising project to benefit the ...