Libraries Are Crucial To Families
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To the Editor:
I want to encourage you to visit your
local public library, your community’s gem that helps in so many ways.
Before serving in elected office, I
was known at my local library in Bowling Green
as one of the “library moms,” routinely taking my children to story time and
other library events. The public library helped us raise and educate our
children. It helped us connect to our neighbors and community.
Programs like the Dolly Parton Imagination Library or the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten initiative help parents encourage and excite the littlest minds to learn and discover. Homework help, tutoring sessions, and partnerships with schools to deliver e-cards so students can access digital information to help school-aged children. Your local library helps people at every age, from those seeking a new job or mastering a new technology skill. From cradle to grave, your library serves you and your community.
The library is and effective and efficient investment by a community and the State of Ohio, giving us a robust return on investment. Locally in Bowling Green, in 2019 for every $1 invested in library operations the community received services valued at $4.69. READ MORE ➤➤
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