ST. LOUIS — A literacy program that provides free books to Missouri children is facing a major budget cut, prompting the state to freeze new enrollment starting July 1. Dolly Parton's Imagination ...

Missouri has slashed state funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library from about $6 million to $2 million. According to a report, the budget cut puts the free book program for over 17,000 children ...

Missouri reportedly cut its budget by $4 million for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library literacy program. The program sends free books each month to kids under five. The budget cuts mean the state can ...

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Dolly Parton performed in Missouri and Kansas to celebrate statewide implementation of her program delivering free books to kids. Missouri is slashing state funding for the Imagination Library, which ...

Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! summer reading program returns on June 1 for children in pre-K through sixth grade Families can enroll up to five children and track their reading progress through a free mobile ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) has launched the Hooks and Books program, a new partnership with public libraries across the state. This ...

The 2026 Tribeca Festival, the 25th anniversary edition of the Festival, has announced its official Games Program, which will feature 12 titles that “exemplify potential in phenomenal storytelling and ...

Pizza Hut is taking a page out of its old playbook. The pizza chain is bringing back a nostalgic invention to keep kids reading and away from technology this summer. Gen X and Millennials likely ...

The company said that enrollment is open now for its “Summer of Stories” promotion. From June 1 through August, parents can set a reading goal and once a child has read all of the books, they can earn ...

Pizza Hut will once again be treating voracious readers this summer. The Hut is calling on parents to enroll their children in its famed BOOK IT! program, announcing April 23 that its free reading ...

(Gray News) — An iconic reading program is coming back this summer. The BOOK IT! program is teaming up with Pizza Hut to reward kids with free pizza for reading over the summer. Enrollment opens May 1 ...