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28

Ohio female enterpreneurs: tell how libraries have helped you


Here’s the basic description of the contest and here are the rules. And here’s one more take on the event.

What’s this got to do with Ohio? Well, a few things:

If an entry from Ohio wins (only four entries total will), it highlights female entrepreneurs and the ability for them to succeed in Ohio.

Ohio’s public libraries routinely rank in the top of the list. And not just one or two or three. Take a look at Hennen’s Top 100 list, which is actually the top 10 from each size grouping. I lost track after 70 – from Ohio. And not just this year. If you go back, year after year, Ohio’s libraries are working for us. So let’s work for a kudos for them by writing about them.

Finally, some folks may remember how, several years ago, state funding for public libraries was cut, locals cutback, tried to raise money themselves and eventually, much of the money was restored. Why? Because Ohioans spoke out about their love and need for libraries.

Let’s show our love for libraries, and why we have a love for our libraries, to a broader audience. I know I used the libraries extensively, and still do, to foster my freelance writing career, which was an enormous shift for me from law/social work. Come on. You can do it. Or pass this on to someone you know who might have a story to tell.

Cross-posted at Progress Ohio.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:32 am February 28th, 2007 in Politics 

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