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\n\tThe state of California, the city of Nashville, and other places across the U.S. have declared September 25 as \u201cDolly Parton<\/a> Day.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tGovernor Gavin Newsom officially signed off on state bill SB 931 on Sunday, which recognizes September 25 \u2014 or 9\/25, a nod to Parton\u2019s hit \u201c9 to 5\u201d \u2014 as a day to celebrate the late country legend in the Golden State.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDolly Parton sparkled on every stage she ever stood on, but her brightest sparkle was the literacy legacy she built through the Imagination Library,\u201d State Senator Shannon Grove (R) \u2014 who co-authored the bipartisan bill with State Senator John Laird (D) \u2014 said in a statement (via ABC 7<\/a>).<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe love Dolly gave so freely, rooted in her deep and openly shared faith, and the love the world returned to her, shows how deeply she was cherished by everyone\u2026 every September 25th, our state will remember the legend who put millions of books in the hands of our youngest readers and inspired the world on how to respect and love one another.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe city of San Francisco will also hold a free \u201cDolly Day<\/a>\u201d celebration on September 25, a \u201cjoyful day of music, rhinestones, and remembrance.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe city of Nashville, which already renamed its airport after Parton<\/a>, have also designated<\/a> September 25 as Dolly Parton Day, Mayor Freddie O\u2019Connell previously announced, planning a day\u2019s worth of citywide events celebrating the singer and culminating with a fireworks show.<\/p>\n