Perry Memorial Library

08/28/2026

Dolly Parton is truly a hero and gave so much to so many and will truly be missed! We are so grateful to partner with Franklin Granville Vance Smart Start, Inc. for families to get information about participating in this wonderful program! We have paper applications in our library or you can fill out an online application here:

https://imaginationlibrary.com/usa/affiliate/NCPCVANCE/

Thank you to everyone who has given to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in memory of Dolly Parton. Every time a donation is given selecting Franklin, Granville, or Vance County, FGV Smart Start receives an email notification. Dolly's final wish is coming true!

Every month, 3,411children find a book in the mailbox in Franklin, Granville, and Vance Counties because of neighbors who fund it, volunteers who run it, and a woman from Sevier County, TN who started it all.

Thank you for putting a book in a child's hand every month until they turn five years old. The picture of Dolly was taken in Marbles Museum a few years back when the governor announced all 100 North Carolina counties were participating in DPIL through Smart Start.

08/26/2026

The bookmobile is out and about today - come see us!!

08/26/2026

See what's new this week at the Perry Memorial Library at:

*** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=6377-291 ***

There are two new children's books and four other new books.

08/26/2026

ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.

“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”

ALA was proud to confer Dolly with an honorary lifetime membership, the Association’s highest honor, in 2023 for her lasting impact on librarianship, libraries, and the communities they serve.

Dolly was also part of ALA’s Celebrity READ campaign, in which she holds a copy of 'The Little Engine That Could.'

“I’ve always related to that book because I’m the little engine that did!” she said.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/24/2026

Join us this Wednesday, August 26th 4-5:30pm!

08/20/2026

Come see us in Townsville - we'll be here until 6pm!!

08/19/2026

See what's new this week at the Perry Memorial Library at:

*** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=6377-290 ***

There are 27 new children's books and five other new books.

08/18/2026

Come see us today!

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

Come see us at the bookmobile today!