Knox County's new mayor, Glenn Jacobs, tweeted Wednesday that over 2.6 million books have been sent out through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program since 2005.
The tweet said 80 percent of Knox County children under the age of 5 get a book each month.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Knox County books arrive the child's name and are theirs to keep, read, and enjoy.