US EditionIndiana First Lady launches fundraiser for previously state-funded initiative
- On April 29, 2025, Maureen Braun, Indiana’s First Lady, unveiled a new fundraising effort aimed at expanding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library throughout the state from Indianapolis.
- This effort responds to funding challenges faced by similar programs, including Washington state's recent budget cuts that removed planned support for the Imagination Library.
- The program delivers free books monthly to children from birth to age five, and the initiative forms a public-private partnership engaging philanthropic groups and state leaders to ensure sustainability.
- First Lady Braun highlighted that reading sparks creativity in children and that having access to books at home supports their academic success and personal growth over time.
- The initiative aims to grow enrollment across Indiana’s 92 counties and secure the program’s future, boosting literacy and inspiring more children through sustained access to books.
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IN First Lady Announces Book Fundraiser – WRBI Radio
(Photo: Dolly Parton Imagination Library) (Indianapolis, IN) – Indiana First Lady Maureen Braun has announced a fundraising initiative to expand and sustain Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library across the state. In an announcement on Tuesday, Braun said it establishes a public-private partnership aimed at supporting the gifting program that promotes early childhood literacy by delivering free, high-quality books to children from birth up through ag
Indiana First Lady launches fundraiser for previously state-funded initiative
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Governor Mike Braun's wife, Maureen Braun, announced Tuesday the launch of a fundraising initiative to expand and sustain Dolly Parton's Imagination Library across Indiana, a program that the state previously funded. The new initiative hopes to establish a public-private partnership aimed at supporting the program that promotes early childhood literacy by gifting personalized books to children from birth to age fi…
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