Grants

The Friends of the Livermore Public Library uses our raised and donated funds to achieve our mission of supporting the Livermore Public Library and it’s services and programs. Please see below for a list of our 2023-2024 grants.

March 2024 Board Meeting

  • $12,000 for 2024 Summer Reading Program. This will help fund the program, materials, prizes, events, and celebrations.

  • $5,000 for the continuation of the Friends Authors and Arts series. This will help to provide funding to hire authors, musicians, and other cultural or artistic presentations.

  • $500 to sponsor the 2024 Teen Art Expo, where the Library invites students to display their art works in the Art Gallery.

January 2024 Board Meeting

  • $1,000 for a special collection of mental health and wellness books to be housed at the Joe Michell School Wellness Center. Library staff, with school counselor input, will use the donation to select books on mental health and social emotional skills to serve Livermore students.

  • $8,500 and 2,000 one-book vouchers from the Friends of the Livermore Library Bookstore for the 2024 Summer Reading program. This will fund raffle and registration prizes, a volunteer appreciation event, and marketing for the program.

november 2023 Board Meeting

  • $400 for Our Discovery Stories Author Reception. The Library’s Literacy Program is publishing Our Discovery Stories, a collection of writings by adult learners, and will celebrate with an Author’s reception.

  • $400 for the Haiku Book Review Contest coming to the Library in February 2024 for National Haiku Month.

September 2023 Board Meeting

  • $1,600 for Opportunity Expo: Education and Career Pathway Resources for Adults.

  • $7,500 for Winter Reading Prizes.

  • $625 for Halloween Festivities, Spring Town Scavenger Hunt and Sycamore Grove Field Trips.

  • $3,000 for Black History Month Celebrations at various Library Locations.

July 2023 Board Meeting

  • $100 for a Nutritional Program for children and their parents in collaboration with Livermore Eat More Vegetables.

  • $500 for a Bookmark Art Contest to fund the printing of the winning bookmark designs.