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Health Literacy

To help build thriving communities, ODL offers opportunities to develop personal and organizational health literacy. As trusted community anchor institutions, libraries are vital in supporting the community’s abilities to access, to understand, and to utilize health information, which directly impacts health outcomes.

Health Literacy Grant

ODL's Health Literacy grant provides libraries and literacy organizations across the state opportunities to develop and sustain programming that encourages healthy behaviors and information-gathering for members of their communities. Through funded programs, participants can increase their physical activity, grow and prepare healthy meals, learn about various health topics, and more--the possibilities are as numerous as local librarians' imaginations are wide!

Visit your local library to discover programs unique to your community

Congratulations to the following libraries and literacy organizations selected to receive FFY 2026 Health Literacy Grants! Through their programs and activities, these organizations are helping Oklahomans develop healthy habits, expand their knowledge of health and wellness, and make informed decisions about their well-being.

  • Ada Public Library
  • Bartlesville Public Library Literacy Services
  • Beaver County Pioneer Library
  • Cache Community Library
  • Chandler Public Library
  • Creek County Literacy Program
  • Eastern Oklahoma Library System (Ft. Gibson and Hulbert branches)
  • Elgin Community Library
  • Great Plains Literacy Council
  • Guymon Public Library and Arts Center
  • Lawton Adult Literacy Center
  • Pioneer Library System (Moore, Norman West, and Blanchard branches)
  • Rogers County Literacy Council
  • Southeast Oklahoma Library System (Coal County, Heavener, Latimer County, Stigler, and Broken Bow branches)
  • Southern Oklahoma Library System (Love County, Wilson, Healdton, Atoka County, Champion, Davis, and Mary E. Parker Memorial Library branches)
  • Woodward Public Library
  • Mabel C. Fry Public Library

Take a walk. Read a Book.

Often established with funds from ODL’s health literacy grant, a story trail is a fun and engaging activity for children and their families. Typically, an oversized children’s book is broken down into pages/sections and placed along an outdoor walking path. Families can walk along the path and read the story book with their children.  

Look for a story trail near you!

Health literacy projects are funded through health literacy grants to public libraries from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

Questions? Please email statewideprograms@libraries.ok.gov.

Last Modified on Oct 28, 2026
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