[OPLINLIST] READ On! Ohio Award for Children & Teens opens for nominations Monday 2/16

[jdwyer at library.ohio.gov]

Sending on behalf of OELMA. Cross-posted; please excuse duplication.
Dear Public Librarians and Library Workers,
The Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) is once again sponsoring the READ On! Ohio Award for Children & Teens. The nomination window opens next Monday, February 16, and nominations will be accepted through Monday, March 23. The 2026 READ ON! Ohio Resource Folder<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uL8aQzbagM_HbFTOQ1Ko4ypSGuUwU7xy?usp=sharing> includes a press release, flyer, and directions for library staff on how to nominate a student.
The READ On! Ohio Award for Children & Teens is an award given to a maximum of sixteen students enrolled in Ohio K-12 schools who demonstrate an enthusiasm for reading. Each recipient receives a $25 gift card from Barnes & Noble, a certificate, and an opportunity to attend the awards celebration at the annual OELMA Conference, held in November at OCLC, northwest of Columbus.
This is a special year for the READ On! Award and for OELMA, as 2026 marks OELMA's 50th anniversary, a significant milestone marking five decades of advocacy for school librarians and school libraries.
2026 is also the fifth year that public library staff have been invited to nominate students for this award. OELMA is grateful for the enthusiastic support of public library staff in nominating their students. Visit the OELMA website for more details on the award<https://www.oelma.org/read-on-ohio!> and use the files in the Resource Folder<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uL8aQzbagM_HbFTOQ1Ko4ypSGuUwU7xy?usp=drive_link> to publicize the award, share with your coworkers, and prepare to nominate students!
Questions?  Reach out to Susan Yutzey at oelmasdy at gmail.com<mailto:oelmasdy at gmail.com>.
Sincerely,
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 Susan D. Yutzey, PhD
OELMA Past President
oelmasdy at gmail.com<mailto:oelmasdy at gmail.com>


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Janet Ingraham Dwyer
Youth Services Library Consultant
Library Programs & Development
State Library of Ohio
274 E. 1st Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
614.644.6910
jdwyer at library.ohio.gov<mailto:jdwyer at library.ohio.gov>
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