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Early Literacy Foundation asks committee for $650,000 to offset rising book‑program costs
Summary
The Governor's Early Literacy Foundation told the Finance Ways and Means Committee it seeks $650,000 in FY27 to cover cost increases to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (serving ~277,000 children) and a K–3 home‑library summer program; presenters said shortfalls could affect roughly 30,000 children and 5,500–6,000 students.
James Pond, president of the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation, asked the Finance Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 23 for $650,000 to cover rising costs in two statewide book programs. Pond said Dolly Parton's Imagination Library serves about 277,000 children from birth through age 5 and is incurring a roughly 17% cost increase; the foundation is requesting about $450,000 to help cover that…
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