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Friends-- Please pass this on to your school library counterparts--and you can be a part of their success! Read below. Suzan Nyfeler Youth Service Specialist Central Texas Library System 1005 West 41st Street, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78756 512.583.0704 x17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FAX 512.583.0709 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "It is better to make a life than a living, and to work at it with an absorption that is both devoted and joyous." --John Ciardi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHAT: GRANT FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES GRANTOR: Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries (http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/) GOAL: The goal of the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries is to provide print books to the school libraries and students that most need them. AMOUNT: Grants of up to $5,000 are made to update, extend, and diversify the book collections of school libraries. WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Preference is given to elementary, middle, or high schools in which 90% or more of the school population receives free or reduced lunch. All Foundation grants are made to individual schools rather than to school districts, foundations, or other entities. DEADLINE: The application deadline is December 30, 2005. For online application information visit the website listed above. TIDBIT: Part of the grant application asks for how the school collaborates with community groups--like the local public library!
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