Posted on behalf of YALSA

Jan. 1 Deadline for YALSA Summer Learning Grants

Could your library use funds for 2018 Teen Summer Reading? Dollar General

Literacy Foundation and YALSA will be awarding grants totaling $40K to

public and school libraries for their summer reading programs. Grants are

$1K each.

Twenty Summer Learning Resources Grants are targeted toward libraries in

need with the purpose of helping them purchase resources or provide

services to bolster their teen summer learning programs. Twenty Teen Summer

Intern Grants are designed to help teens build job skills while aiding

libraries with their summer learning initiatives. Grants will be given to

libraries for the purpose of hiring summer teen interns to assist with

summer reading activities. Applications are due January 1, 2018.

Recipients will be announced the week of February 14, 2018. For more

page/summer-learning-grants. If you have questions please contact Robin

Sofge, YALSA 2018 Summer Learning Taskforce Chair, at rsofge@pwcgov.org

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915