Listening to Jolene while working a 9-5 might be where your mind goes when you think of Dolly, but mine goes straight to books.

In December 2021, The Times received a press release from the United Way of the Blue (UWBM) Mountains, announcing that the Dolly Parton Imagination Library would be making its way to the children in the UWBM coverage area.

Since I am a reporter with a young child, I volunteered to sign Gracie up for the upcoming Imagination Library program. I had forgotten about it until this February when I opened my mailbox and found a copy of "The Little Engine That Could" tuc...