For more grants like this one, check out the NLC’s Grant Opportunities for Nebraska Libraries.
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is accepting applications for its Books Save Lives Grants, providing funding for school libraries, public libraries, and educational institutions in the United States to purchase diverse titles.
Each Books Save Lives Grant will provide up to $5,000 per recipient. Recipients will provide a list of requested titles to WNDB. WNDB will then vet the list and ship the approved books directly to the address provided.
Applications are due by March 14, 2025.
- Applicants must work full-time at a school library, public library, or educational organization within the United States to receive a Books Save Lives Grant.
- This is a United States-based grant. Nominated schools, libraries, and organizations must be located within a U.S. state.
- Applicants must be located in areas impacted by book challenges and censorship efforts, whether on a local or state level.
- The grant must be used to purchase diverse books. Recipients will provide WNDB with a requested list of titles. WNDB will then vet the list and ship the books directly to the recipient.
- Recipients must complete two evaluation surveys after the books have been circulated.
For more information and to apply, visit the website at https://diversebooks.org/programs/books-save-lives-grant
