The OELMA Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2025 Awards Celebration and you are invited. This year, the Awards Celebration will be held over two days, Friday and Saturday, November 14 and 15, during lunch.

From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Friday we will celebrate fifteen recipients for the following OELMA awards: Emerging Leader Award, Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award, Founders Scholarship, Intellectual Freedom Award, Literacy Leader Award, Outstanding Contributor Award, Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian Award, Service Award for School Administrators, and the Rosen Publishing School Librarian of the Month. The recipient of the Presidential Award will also be announced.  The Presidential Award recipient is selected by the OELMA President and honors the contributions of the individual to the field.  We look forward to that announcement.

On Saturday, November 15, from 11:15-12:15 we will celebrate our READ On! Ohio Award for Children & Teens Award recipients.  In addition to celebrating our twelve recipients, we are highlighting the award’s tenth year. Sixty-seven students are now part of the READ On! Ohio circle of avid readers. Grace Hammond, this year’s recipient of the Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian of the Year Award, will give a 3-5 minute uplifting speech about school libraries on both Friday and Saturday.

The Award Celebration is one of the many highlights of the OELMA Conference.  Each year the presentation provides an opportunity for us to honor our colleagues for their many contributions to the field and to celebrate our avid readers.

We look forward to seeing you at the Awards Celebration.  Check out our social media posts on OELMA Facebook and Instagram for more details on the award recipients.

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