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Tennessee pledges 100% funding for Imagination Library
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 01, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Chairman Bo Watson announced the state will cover 100% of local costs for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in the 2027 budget. The program currently splits costs between the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation and local governments, providing free books to participating communities.
WHO: Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Chairman Bo Watson
WHAT: They pledged Tennessee will assume 100% of local costs for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library starting in the 2027 budget.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2027
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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