Pritzker announces Imagination Library coming to Illinois schools
CHICAGO (CBS) – Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is coming to schools in Illinois.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker made the announcement at a school in Cahokia Heights, near St. Louis.
The state will spend $1.6 million on the library.
It seeks to improve the lives of children by inspiring a love of reading.
The Imagination Library mails free high-quality books to children from birth to age five no matter a family's income.
