Dolly Parton

Coverage of Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

Mecklenburg Makes Sept. 25 Dolly Parton Day. Here's Where to Celebrate.

Three weeks after Dolly Parton's death, Mecklenburg County has named Friday, Sept. 25, Dolly Parton Day. Smart Start, which mails free books from her Imagination Library to children across the…

Jack Beckett·Sep 16, 2026

Dolly Parton smiles holding two of her children's books against a teal backdrop, beside text reading Mecklenburg County, Dolly Parton Day, Friday, 9/25.