
If you are member of Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), there are two grants funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation through YALSA. * The Summer Reading Teen Intern Grant will award $1,000 to each of 20 libraries for the purpose of hiring summer teen interns to assist with summer reading activities. * The Summer Reading Resources Grant will award $1,000 to each of 20 libraries in need with the purpose of helping them purchase resources to bolster their teen summer reading program. To apply, you must be a member of YALSA and your library must be within 20 miles of a Dollar General store. The applications are available on this YALSA website<http://summerreading.ning.com/page/summer-reading-grants>. Information from the Library Grants blog. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator reishk@michigan.gov 517-241-0021 www.michigan.gov/lsta www.michigan.gov/mcfb