Natrona County Public Library Hosts Inaugural “Dolly Day”

Casper Riverton, WY, September 26, 2026 —

The Natrona County Public Library in Casper, Wyoming, recently held its inaugural “Dolly Day,” marking a new tradition at the institution. The event featured a special storytime session designed to honor the renowned artist Dolly Parton and her widely recognized Imagination Library initiative.

• The “Dolly Day” celebration is a new initiative by the Natrona County Public Library.
• The event included a dedicated storytime.
• The storytime was aimed at honoring Dolly Parton.
• It also recognized her Imagination Library program.

The Imagination Library is a book-gifting program founded by Dolly Parton in 1995 as a project to “encourage children to develop a love of reading and learning at an early age.” It mails a free, high-quality book each month to enrolled children from birth to age five, regardless of family income. The program has since expanded to reach children across the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Ireland.

Information regarding the specific date of the “Dolly Day” event, the number of attendees, or details about the books featured in the storytime was not immediately available. The library’s plans for continuing “Dolly Day” as an annual event were also not specified in the provided summary.

The storytime event at Natrona County Public Library aimed to introduce young patrons and their families to the spirit of Dolly Parton’s commitment to early childhood literacy through the Imagination Library. Such events are often designed to foster a love for reading from a young age and highlight community resources available to support literacy development.

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