LIBRARY GRANT PROGRAM SPONSORED

BY LOIS LENSKI COVEY FOUNDATION

Lois Lenski, the 1946 Newbery medalist for Strawberry Girl, had a lifelong concern that all children have access to good books. To help achieve this goal she established the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation to provide grants to public and school libraries serving disadvantaged populations.

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation has annually awarded grants to rural and urban public and school libraries and to agency libraries serving at-risk children. The grants have ranged from $500 to $5,000. Funds are earmarked for purchasing books for young people rather than administrative or operational use. Successful applicants have proposed purchases to update their collections generally or to expand their holdings in special areas. The Foundation welcomes applications from libraries with real need and limited books budgets. A user-friendly, two-page application form is available from The Lois Lenski Foundation, Attn: Arthur F. Abelman, Moses & Singer, 1301 Avenues of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10019-6076. To qualify for year 2000 grants, completed application forms must be received no later than September 30, 2000.