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Updated · SooToday · Aug 25Sault Ste. Marie Keeps Dolly Parton Book Program for Children 0-5 After Her Death
2 articles · Updated · SooToday · Aug 25Summary
- Sault Ste. Marie officials said Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will continue and expand locally after Parton died Tuesday.
- Angela Caputo, a Ward 3 councillor who helped bring the program to the city in 2024, said the initiative will carry on Parton’s literacy legacy.
- The program sends free, high-quality books to children from birth to age 5, aiming to build a love of reading early.
- City residents can enroll any eligible child living in Sault Ste. Marie through the municipal Imagination Library registration page.
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