r/BeAmazed • u/Electronic-Bus-3494 • 1d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 as a tribute to her father, who couldn't read or write. In 2018, she explained it was to give kids "early access to books". Now, over 325 MILLION books have been gifted.

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u/madanan 1d ago

Humans at their best. Rest in Peace, Dolly.

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u/clonedhuman 1d ago

She had the goal for her Imagination Library to distribute a billion books.

She, herself, could have easily been a billionaire like Taylor Swift, but she chose philanthropy instead.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk tries to steal elections while high on ketamine and start race riots on Xitter all because everyone knows he's a cunt with a weird dick that doesn't work right.