Board Option Award-Lisa Gerard-2022 Freedom Through Literacy

Board Option Award-Lisa Gerard-2022 Freedom Through Literacy

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Board Option Award – $200 Lisa Gerard – “Little Read Wagon” NORMAN, OKLAHOMA No matter where you look in Norman, Oklahoma, you’re likely to find Lisa Gerard and her Little Read Wagon. Gerard has offered free books at community free events, establishes “libraries” in laundromats and hides books in 65 public parks. For her efforts,…

Board Option Award-Lisa Gerard-2021 Freedom Through Literacy

Board Option Award-Lisa Gerard-2021 Freedom Through Literacy

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Board Option Award – $300 Lisa Gerard – “Little Read Wagon”NORMAN, OKLAHOMA Tackling communities with “book deserts” in the town of Norman,Oklahoma, Lisa Gerard began a mini library at a local laundromat in 2020. From there, the reading ball started rolling!Since that laundromat library, Lisa has added a lending library and a volunteer program in…