Library of Congress Tributes Dolly Parton as 'Titan of Children's Literacy' After Her Death at 80

The Library of Congress paid tribute to Dolly Parton on August 25 following her death at age 80, describing her on X as "a music legend and titan of children's literacy." Parton's Imagination Library, launched in 1996 through the Dollywood Foundation, has donated more than 300 million books to U.S. children under five and has won multiple Library of Congress Literacy Awards.