New bill aims to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to New Jersey

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library partners with other groups to give away tens of millions of books to children annually. Assemblyman Bill Moen wants to bring that kind of program to New Jersey.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 590

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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A South Jersey lawmaker is pouring himself a cup of ambition with a bill that could bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to New Jersey, just one month after the country music icon’s death.

Assemblyman Bill Moen (D-Camden) is sponsoring legislation to create a statewide New Jersey Imagination Library program in the state Department of Education and allocate $2 million toward it. Under the measure, children under 5 who live in New …

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