Gov. Mike Braun has asked his wife to find private funding to continue Dolly Parton's Imagination Library after he omitted the literacy program from his state budget.

After slashing a popular reading program from the budget, Gov. Mike Braun said Friday he asked First Lady Maureen Braun to spearhead an initiative to keep Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Indiana.

Country singer Dolly Parton launched an Indiana library program, but found its future in jeopardy after funding woes. Now, the state's First Lady is taking over.

Dolly Parton has called on Indiana’s governor to reverse course on plans to do away with her popular “Imagination Library” program. The country singer, who started the book gifting program to encourage early literacy,

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has announced that he is working alongside First Lady Maureen Braun to secure funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Lawmakers in the Indiana House passed the latest version of House Bill 1001,

The Dollywood Foundation president has responded to the Indiana governor’s proposed budget cuts funding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides children free books.

Indiana's new budget does not include funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The program sends free books to children from birth to age 5. It has helped Indiana's child literacy ranking rise from 19th to 6th nationwide.