Cuyahoga donates books

Erie County Farm Bureau recently donated 20 copies of the ‘Book of the Year’ to area libraries in the county. They provided a copy of the 2026 Book of the Year, ‘I Love Blueberries!’ by Shannon Anderson to 20 elementary school libraries as well as public libraries in Erie County.

To accompany this book, they included an educator’s guide. This guide has numerous activities which educators or anyone can use to help facilitate additional learning with the book. 

The Book of the Year award springs from American Farm Bureau Foundation’s effort to identify “Accurate Ag Books,” a collection of nearly 500 books for children, teenagers and adults that accurately cover agricultural topics. Book of the Year selections are educational, help to create positive public perceptions about agriculture, inspire readers to learn more and touch their readers’ lives as well as tell the farmer’s story. 

If you haven’t read this book yet you can now head to your local library to check this book out!

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Henry County Farm Bureau

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Darke County Farm Bureau

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Henry County

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