Top California librarian questioned about missing $650K tied to Dolly Parton child literacy program
State Sen Shannon Grove says situation 'reeks of horrific no transparency and potential fraud' during California budget hearing
California State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez speaks during a press conference at Pasadena City Hall in Los Angeles County on June 23, 2025. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Senate Bill 1183, signed in 2022, created California’s statewide Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which sends free books to children from birth to age five to encourage early literacy. (Noah Sauve/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)
Members of the California state Senate participate in a Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education hearing and speak with Greg Lucas, California's top librarian, on March 12, 2026. (Credit: California State Senate)
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