In the Cleveland public library, Bobbie Matheney has been matching kids with books and touching lives for almost 20 years.

Violet Jira
Violet Jira is a native of Cleveland, Mississippi, and a graduate of The University of Mississippi where she majored in journalism and philosophy. In her senior year, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Mississippian. She loves writing, finding stories in numbers, and using her journalism to tell underrepresented stories. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, crafting, and TV shows.