A Selection Advisory Committee was appointed to assist in choosing the books for the three categories – Children’s, Young Adult, and Adult. The State Library of Ohio and Ohioana set the following criteria for titles chosen:
Representation of authors from Ohio
Inclusion of both classic, current, and popular culture
Inclusion of both Fiction and Nonfiction
Representation of various ethnicities and regions of the state
Availability of books as well as authors
Appeal to reluctant readers
Committee members represented schools, public libraries, booksellers, and the Ohio Center for the Book.
“CHOOSE TO READ OHIO” SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Alexa Reck Community Relations Manager, (Lennox Store)
Barnes and Noble
Babette Wofter, Assistant Director
Newark Public Library
Jay Wise, Young Adult Librarian P.L. Chillicothe & Ross County
Mary Boon, Adult Services Librarian Wood County District Library
Scott Miller, English Language Arts Teacher Kilbourne Middle School
Mercier Robinson
Ohio Center for the Book Coordinator
Cleveland Public Library
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