Library Grants

Book Grants A wide variety of grants are available at national, state, and local levels to bolster the development of collections like yours. Get more ‘wish list’ books onto your shelves and make your budget go further with these grant and funding options for libraries. The Dollar General Youth Literacy Grants Provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations; helps with the implementation or expansion of literacy programs for students, who are below grade level, or experiencing difficulty reading.

Renovated Learning Resources to help you find the $$ you need for your school We all have big dreams for the things that we’d like to do in our schools. Designing active learning spaces. Awards, Grants and Scholarships Every year, the American Library Association and its member units honor people and institutions through an awards program that recognizes distinguished service to librarians and librarianship. Award seals are available for some winners. Book, Print & Media Awards ALA and its member units honor books, print and other forms of media through a variety of awards. These awards are given to publications, and the authors, illustrators, and publishers who create them.

Grant Funding Sources Following is a selected list of organizations and institutions that have funded library programs for adults or worked as partners with libraries for programs. Have you approached similar groups in your community for funding or in-kind support? Get your programming off the ground by reaching out to organizations for grant opportunities. …Foundations, library friends groups, chambers of commerce, banks, church groups, retirement centers, book stores, service and civic groups, radio and TV stations, cable companies, newspapers, artists and writers clubs or centers, museums, businesses, park districts, unions, colleges and universities, high schools, ethnic or special interest clubs, women’s groups, historical societies, restaurants and cafes, health clubs, supermarkets, hotels… State Humanities and Arts Councils Most state humanities councils award program grants and mini-grants to libraries planning free admission public programs that involve a humanities scholar.

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program Office: Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs CFDA Number: 84.364Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants This program helps LEAs improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and professionally certified school library media specialists. Districts may use funds for the following activities: Your PLN: Source of Inspiration or Thief of Joy? Long before Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” The more recent phrase that expresses this idea, especially as it relates to social media, is “Compare and Despair.” When we see pictures of our friends’ fabulous vacations or beautiful new homes, we feel despondent because we don’t travel as much and our perfectly nice homes are smaller and less beautifully decorated. If you have a personal learning network (PLN) — as many educators do — you might occasionally suffer from professional “compare and despair.”

Technology Grants for Libraries 101 Discover the confidence and knowledge to successfully receive library grant funding. Find out where to easily locate grant opportunities, learn a step-by-step method for writing grant proposals, and discover real library grant success stories. Stephanie Gerding, an expert at providing practical advice, will facilitate this webinar (ideal for new grant writers). Stephanie is a library consultant and author, presenting workshops around the country on grants, training, collaboration, leadership and technology topics. Classroom Giving Find local-businesses who would like to adopt or sponsor a classrooms, in their area, by supplying the classroom directly with school-supplies, according to their need, as specified by the teacher on our website. Businesses and individuals, can help, without any long-term commitment. Each item, which

Advocacy and Engagement: A Conversation with American Library Association President Jim Neal For the past year, Jim Neal has served as president of the American Library Association, the oldest and largest library association in the world. He has focused on making the organization more accessible to its members. “We are working on changing the annual and midwinter conferences to make them richer and programmatic and responsive to our users,” says Neal. During a recent visit to Georgia, we sat down with Jim at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library to talk about advocacy, community engagement, and the importance of libraries. Georgia Public Library Service: Why are libraries important?

Opportunity Online Grants Will Help Public Libraries Improve Quality of Computer Access - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Program to help generate $3.7 million in local funding for public technology access in 11 states SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today $6.5 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states increase and sustain free, quality public access to computers for their patrons. These Opportunity Online hardware grants will help libraries upgrade and add public computer workstations for patrons in communities with high concentrations of poverty and where a library’s public computers are at risk of becoming outdated with limited capacity for users.

Collaborative School Library Award $2500 Sponsored by Upstart Monetary Amount: $2,500 Deadline: February 1, 2019 Overview The Collaborative School Library Award recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between school librarians and educators in meeting goals outlined in National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians and School Libraries through joint planning of a program, unit or event in support of the curriculum and using school library resources.

Demystifying Librarian Leadership: Five Ways to Find Your Leadership Voice We keep saying it amongst ourselves: librarians are leaders. But, midyear, when we are up to our necks in winter routine, an ambiguous word like “leadership” can intimidate the most confident of us. I mean, let’s face it: we don’t have administrative or departmental titles, and quite often, nobody has really *asked* us to lead, so some days it is hard to raise our hands and say, “Yes, I am a leader.” It is important to remember that the most impactful leadership is often the kind that grows from grass roots, that the best leaders are those who lead by example, and that the most effective leaders are not always the ones who are appointed. The best leadership is the kind that recognizes and addresses the specific needs of colleagues. It does not look like everybody else’s–it looks like you, but there are some things that every aspiring librarian should consider when defining his or her leadership style.

Your Wish Granted with Library Grants “By a show of hands, how many of you have visited the Parthenon in Nashville?” I asked a second-grade class one day in the library. Even though my school is 40 miles from the full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, students’ hands remained in their laps. This simple question exemplified a need. My students, who are eager to discover the wonders of the world, may never have the chance. Students need unique learning experiences that will prepare and motivate them for a brighter future.

Apply for a Grant 1. Search for available grants Grant programs and deadlines can be searched by name, by eligible institution type, and by project type. 2. Check eligibility requirements Eligibility criteria will vary by program.