Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Prior to her death Aug. 25th at the age of 80, Dolly Parton once revealed what she really wanted her legacy to be. While her timeless country classics were dear to the celeb's heart, her pride and joy was her charity, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a program that provides free books to kids. She said in her 2012 documentary, The Library That Dolly Built, “My dad couldn't read or write, and that was kind of crippling to him. Of all the things I've done in my life, this is one of the most precious things and the proudest I've been of any program I've ever been involved in working with these kids.” Full Story: eonline.com/videos/2512120387760/dolly-parton-shared-how-she-wanted-to-be-remembered-before-death


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