The scheme sends children under the age of five a free book to read each month.
A cake-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the success of the Imagination Library in North LincolnshireThe Dollywood Foundation are to host a celebration event marking the tenth anniversary of North Lincolnshire's imagination library on 20 January 2023, at Normanby Hall.
In a report marking the upcoming anniversary Ms Parton said: "The only thing more important than what we do for our children today is what we will do for them tomorrow. "We are so fortunate to have the forward thinking folks at North Lincolnshire paving the way to teach us all how to best sustain our efforts for decades to come."
She added: "I bet the Children's Literacy Trust will be going strong 100 years from now, so I am making my plans to celebrate that milestone."Councillor Julie Reed, portfolio holder for children and families, said the amount of good the scheme does for children and communities was "phenomenal." The project has been the subject of PhD study by researchers from the University of Swansea who found the Imagination Library "strengthened parent-child bonds through frequent reading" and "helped parents learn more about their child".following a review of library services.
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