Does your public library have a Dollar
Store within 20 miles, then consider applying for a grant from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
(OLOS). The funding comes from the
Dollar General Literacy Foundation to continue the American Dream Starts
@ your library, a literacy initiative serving adult English language
learners and their families.
A primary goal of this project is to help
public libraries in Dollar General communities add or improve library literacy
services for adult English language learners and their families.
Funding
can be used to support volunteer literacy programs run by the library or in
partnership with local literacy programs. Eligible libraries can now
apply online for grants range from $5,000 to $15,000.
Applicants
must be:
·
A public
library with a demonstrated need and the capacity to provide literacy services
for adult English language learners.
·
Located
within 20 miles of a Dollar General Store, distribution center, or corporate
office (please visit the Dollar
General’s Store Locator online).
·
Library systems and libraries that have previously
received American Dream Starts @ your library grants are eligible to apply.
Applications
are being accepted through Sunday, August 26, 2012. To access the 2012 grant
application go to: www.americandreamtoolkit.org .
For further information contact Dale Lipschultz, OLOS Literacy Officer at dlipschultz@ala.org
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