Tribute to Dolly Parton: Country Music Star and Childhood Literacy Champion Giving Free Books to Kids (1946-2026)

Dolly Parton passed away yesterday at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy captured in many GNN stories; one of championing childhood literacy, uplifting Americans of every gender, color, and creed, and of several enduring musical hits in the country genre. Multiple reports from family detail that she passed