2020 OELMA Literacy Leader Award

Contacts:
Bryan Loar, Co-Founder
Cbus Libraries
bryan [at] cbuslibraries.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21, 2020—Cbus Libraries, a grassroots initiative to champion libraries and the love of reading, is excited to announce it has received the 2020 Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) Literacy Award! The Literacy Leader Award recognizes community organizations for their exemplary support and advancement of student learning.

In her letter of nomination, OELMA Past President, Dr. Susan Yutzey, stated:

In its five-year history, Cbus Libraries has enriched our community through expanding access to reading materials to those living in book deserts, including children. It showcases school libraries and librarians as essential champions of literacy and literature in the community. Most importantly, as a nonprofit it builds partnerships within neighborhoods to have conversations about literature. The mission of Cbus Libraries clearly supports literacy that reinforces student learning.

Cbus Libraries will be recognized at the 2020 OELMA Virtual Conference and Awards Ceremony, October 22, 2020.

About OELMA
The mission of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) is to be the responsive and forward-thinking hub of Ohio’s school library profession, providing value to school librarians as they support the instructional needs and personal learning of all students and teachers. Learn more at www.oelma.org.

About Cbus Libraries
Cbus Libraries’ mission is to champion Central Ohio libraries, library enthusiasts and the love of reading. Co-founded by two librarians, Andrea Dixon and Bryan Loar, Cbus Libraries reaches more than 8,000 online followers worldwide, features Central Ohio libraries and has gifted more than 4,000 books to the community. Cbus Libraries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Learn more at www.cbuslibraries.com.