Dolly’s Library comes to Isle of Wight
Published 3:41 pm Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Mish, Karter and Noah Martin of Newport News stand in line to receive their first free children's books. (Photos by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times)
The expansion of singer-songwriter Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library into Isle of Wight County kicked off on Feb. 18 with a celebration at The Smithfield Center, where children from Smithfield and surrounding areas received their first free book. Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth through age 5. Smithfield Foods sponsored the expansion in partnership with the DeGood Foundation, a 2017-founded nonprofit that’s working to expand Parton’s Imagination Library across Hampton Roads.
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- Tre Wilcox and his son, Xander, of Smithfield, take a photo with a cardboard cutout of singer-songwriter Dolly Parton
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- Tia and Caden Porter of Smithfield
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- Kiah and Tyson Hawes of Carrollton
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- Nicole Edwards of Smithfield watches her son, Harley, color at the Christian Outreach Program table.
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- Robin Toothman of Surry with her grandchildren Alivia and Elena Anderson of Smithfield wait in line for their free books.
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- Nelson, Kayla and Carson Davis of Smithfield eat lunch.
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- Danya Meattey and her children, Ava and Jameson, of Suffolk
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to note Harley Edwards is the son of Nichole Edwards of Smithfield. A photo of Harley had misidentified his gender.
