University Libraries Receive Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors Grant

This spring the University Libraries received a "Celebrating Ohio Book Awards & Authors" grant from the State Library of Ohio. This LSTA-funded grant enables the libraries to purchase books by Ohio authors as well as books recognized by Ohio-based book awards. The award programs from which titles may be selected include the Ohioana Awards; the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award; the Choose to Read Ohio program; the Thurber Prize for American Humor; and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize among others. 

The grant was for $2000 which allowed the University Libraries to purchase 100 books to be added to the general and Educational Resource Center collections. Below are cover images of just a few of the books selected showing the wide range of genres and reading levels represented.