Top of Page Libri Foundation grants make books available The Libri Foundation is accepting applications for its 'Books for Children' grants, which helps make books available to rural public libraries. The Libri Foundation is a nationwide non-profit organization that donates new, quality, hardcover children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States. The librarian of each participating library selects the books that library will receive from a booklist provided by The Libri Foundation. The 550 fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's literature published in the last three years. These titles, which are primarily for children ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in library, literary, and education journals.
Libraries are qualified on an individual basis.
Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a city with a population of 40,000 or over. Applications are accepted from independent libraries as well as libraries that are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library system. A library system also may apply if all the libraries in the system meet these requirements.