The Library That Dolly Built

A documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Directed by @ngeidner. Produced by @landgrantfilms at @utknoxville. Narrated by @danicamckellar.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!

[Land Grant Films @LandGrantFilms]

🚨NEWS🚨 The film is finally coming. Our documentary about @dollyslibrary is premiering exclusively on Facebook on Dec. 9th at 7:00 p.m. The screening will include a Q&A with @DollyParton and a performance.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

And remember if you are a library or Imagination Library affiliate and want to do a free screening of the film, reach out! We'd love everyone to see this film.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Amazing!

[Land Grant Films @LandGrantFilms]

You might have seen that @JeffBezos gave @DollyParton his $100 million Courage and Civility Prize. If you are wondering why, may I suggest you watch our documentary about her unprecedented, global philanthropic efforts.

[Danica McKellar @danicamckellar]

Love being a part of @CBCBook 's #getcaughtreading literacy campaign for kids! And of course I'm reading a book by my @dollyslibrary idol, @DollyParton. 🥰 Get this free poster for your classrooms! 🙌 https://t.co/JeDSg8FcES
@randomhousekids @TheLibraryFilm @McKellarMath

[Nick Geidner @ngeidner]

How awesome is this! Our film is screening tonight at a theater in Regina, Saskatchewan! If you can get it figured out in the next couple hours, I'm more than willing zoom in for a Q&A. Libraries are awesome! #UTeverywhere

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Glad to finally be in a position to do some in-person screenings! Interested in screening the film?? Reach out.

[Nick Geidner @ngeidner]

Y’all! I’m at my first in-person screening of @TheLibraryFilm, and I might be a hair emotional.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

@PWKidsBookshelf @lithub We spend about 5 minutes in our film discussing how the books are picked for the Imagination Library. In case you don't know, our film is available on streaming services including for free on Kanopy.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

And as a reminder, our film is available on streaming platforms and available free via local libraries on Kanopy.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

As you can learn from our documentary, the books are selected by the Blue Ribbon Selection Committee made up of children literacy experts, teachers, librarians and other experts. The are picked for age appropriateness, quality, and diversity of topics and style.

[Stella Parton @StellaParton]

I’m outraged this morning that anyone, let alone a GOP Sen. Meredith from the great state of Ky. Would question my sister Dolly or even insinuate something sinister about the “Imagination Library” program for children. Appalachian people have been maligned as uneducated and

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Want to learn more about Dolly's philanthropic work? We made a documentary all about it, focusing primarily on her book gifting program, The Imagination Library. The film is available on iTunes, Amazon Video, and Google Play and free on @Kanopy through many local libraries!

[Josh Smith @JoshSmithWrites]

News from @Dollywood : "Dollywood Parks & Resorts today announced it will cover 100% of tuition, fees and books for any employee who chooses to pursue further education." Program to launch 2/24 for all seasonal, PT, FT employees, & they can enroll day 1 of their employment.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

@Betsywest Fun fact: the film was produced by faculty and students @UTKnoxville's @LandGrantFilms.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

@Betsywest Here we go: https://t.co/1EZ9GrNqei

[Imagination Library @dollyslibrary]

Watch "The Library That Dolly Built" for an inside look at how @DollyParton and partners are inspiring a love of reading in children around the world. Get it on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, and Cable on Demand! #DollysLibraryFilm https://t.co/1O5x1sdV5f

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

@danicamckellar @dollyslibrary @DollyParton @McKellarMath @randomhousekids In case you are wondering, The Library That Dolly Built, narrated by @danicamckellar, is available for streaming on Prime, Google and Apple Video, and for free through many public libraries via Kanopy. https://t.co/1EZ9GrNqei

[Imagination Library @dollyslibrary]

Watch "The Library That Dolly Built" for an inside look at how @DollyParton and partners are inspiring a love of reading in children around the world. Get it on Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, and Cable on Demand! #DollysLibraryFilm https://t.co/1O5x1sdV5f

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Even though it's no longer Dolly's birthday, you can still watch @TheLibraryFilm!

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Fact check: true.

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

We agree!

[Melanie Pearson @MelanieClare29]

I help run the Imagination Library in Australia!! Haven't met Dolly (yet) but she is seriously the greatest. And worldwide we're getting close to 200 million books! If you haven't yet you should watch The Library That Dolly Built it's awesome 😊

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Listen to our director on Australian radio!

[Nick Geidner @ngeidner]

Hey y'all! I was on @radioaustralia over the weekend talking about @dollyslibrary and @TheLibraryFilm! You can listen here (my segment starts at about 14:00 in). https://t.co/EXZZZ9ETLL

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

@nicki_013 @DollyParton @dollyslibrary Thanks for watching the documentary! We hope you liked it!

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Amazing to see people on the other side of the world watching our film! And again, if any library wants to do a Q&A about the film, reach out to our dir/producer @ngeidner! He loves talking about this project!

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

We hope you enjoyed the film!

[The Library That Dolly Built @TheLibraryFilm]

Dubuque is watching @TheLibraryFilm! Thanks for sharing, and we hope you love the film!

[Carnegie-Stout PL @CarnegieStout]

This new feature-length documentary is about the history, impact, and future of @DollyParton's Imagination Library, a global book gifting program. Watch it for free with your #Dubuque resident library card on Kanopy! https://t.co/aw520MbvhQ

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