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Edison Library To Screen Documentary On Dolly Parton's Book Program

The Sept. 14 event honors the legacy of the Imagination Library during Library Card Sign-Up Month.

Dolly Parton built a better world, with rhinestones and songs Dolly Parton's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is decorated with flowers Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

EDISON, NJ — The Edison Public Library will host a screening of a documentary about Dolly Parton's Imagination Library book-gifting program as part of Library Card Sign-Up Month.

The screening of "The Library That Dolly Built" is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at the library's Main Branch, located at 340 Plainfield Ave.

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The feature-length documentary, released in 2021, runs 1 hour and 8 minutes and focuses on the history, impact and future of the Imagination Library, a global book-gifting program founded by Parton. The film features guest narration from actress and author Danica McKellar, along with music from Parton.

Guests can find event details at edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/17282121.

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