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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.


Laura Bush School Library Grant

In order to promote a love of reading, the goal of the Laura Bush Foundation (LBF) provides books to the school libraries and students that most need them.


Snapdragon Book Foundation

The Snapdragon Book Foundation provides funds to improve school libraries for disadvantaged children. Grants are awarded to public, private, and experimental schools.


Institute of Museum and Library Servies

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grants are provided by the State Library to assist libraries and library-related agencies develop programs and projects that enhance library services.

Each state has its own LSTA Grants. Grant details are available on the State Libraries’ Web sites.
Alabama Montana
Alaska Nebraska
Arizona Nevada
Arkansas New Hampshire
California New Jersey
Colorado New Mexico
Connecticut New York
Delaware North Carolina
Florida North Dakota
Georgia Ohio
Hawaii Oklahoma
Idaho Oregon
Illinois Pennsylvania
Indiana Rhode Island
Iowa South Carolina
Kansas South Dakota
Kentucky Tennesse
Louisiana Texas
Maine Utah
Maryland Vermont
Massachusetts Virginia
Michigan Washington
Minnesota West Virginia
Mississippi Wisconsin
Missouri Wyoming

Dollar General Beyond Words Disaster Relief Fund Grant For School Libraries

Dollar General, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and the National Education Association (NEA), is sponsoring a school library disaster relief fund for public school libraries in the states served by Dollar General. The fund will provide grants to public schools whose school library program has been affected by a disaster.