Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant Applications for School Libraries Due Dec. 2, 2013

School libraries may apply for grants of $5,000 from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries to expand, update and diversify their library book collections. The deadline for applications is December 2, 2013. Eligibility requirements and the application are available at https://laurabushfoundation.unt.edu/lbf-grant-application.

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries was founded in 2002 as a fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. Since its inception, the Laura Bush Foundation has awarded more than $10.5 million to schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. In addition to these yearly grants, the Foundation has also awarded more than $6.3 million to school libraries in the Gulf Coast region to rebuild their library book collections that were lost or destroyed by hurricanes or storms.

The mission of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is to support the education of our nation’s children by providing funds to update, extend and diversify the book and print collections of America’s school libraries. Further information is available at www.laurabushfoundation.org.