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Bookmobile Grant Program is a grant from The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation that funds the purchase of children's books for lending bookmobile programs serving disadvantaged youth. Named in honor of Newbery Award-winning children's book author Lois Lenski, the foundation's mission ensures equitable access to quality literature for underserved children.
Grants of $500 to $3,000 are awarded exclusively for purchasing fiction and non-fiction books for young readers from preschool through grade 8. Funds may not be used for administrative or operational costs. Eligible applicants include charitable 501(c)(3) organizations, public libraries, and schools that operate a lending bookmobile traveling into underserved communities.
The foundation prioritizes organizations with limited book budgets and demonstrated need. The 2026 application is expected to open in early 2026 with an August 15, 2026 deadline.
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Expand/collapse navigation Bookmobile Grant Application The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation THE 2026 BOOKMOBILE GRANT APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY NEXT YEAR. Lois Lenski, children’s book author and 1946 Newbery medalist for Strawberry Girl, had a life-long concern that all children have access to good books. Toward that end, the Foundation provides grants to bookmobile programs that serve children from disadvantaged populations.
The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation awards grants to organizations that operate a lending bookmobile that travels into neighborhoods populated by underserved youth. The grants are for purchasing books published for young people preschool through grade 8. Bookmobiles operated by charitable [501(c)(3)] and other non-taxable agencies, including public libraries or schools, are eligible.
The Foundation provides grants to organizations that serve economically or socially at-risk children, have limited book budgets, and demonstrate real need. Grants range from $500 to $3000 and are specifically for book purchases, and cannot be used for administrative or operational uses.
SPECIAL NOTE TO THOSE INTERESTED IN GRANTS: The LLCF no longer provides grants to schools, public libraries, or other libraries for the purchase of children's books, with the exception of bookmobiles. If you have been linked to our website by a grant listing service , please note that many of those services are not up-to-date with their information regarding the LLCF.
Read the contents of our website carefully before completing a bookmobile grant application. The bookmobile grant program provides grants for purchasing children’s fiction or non-fiction books. The books are to be available for checkout by young people for pleasure reading or, perhaps, as a source of information for a school assignment.
The library grant program DOES NOT provide grants for book distribution programs (book gift programs), atlases, dictionaries, basal readers or similar texts, workbooks or similar instructional tools, magazine subscriptions, or for textbooks or encyclopedias. The LLCF bookmobile grant program provides grants for the purchase of books for children preschool through grade 8 [Early Reader books through Young Adult and Hi-Lo books].
Only organizations operating and serving areas within the United States, its territories, or commonwealths Grant awardees will be asked to return a brief questionnaire and to provide documentation of grant Our bookmobile grant cycle begins in February and ends in September. Applications for library grants typically become available on this website on or around February 15th.
every effort to evaluate applications within three months of receiving them. grant within a given year will be awarded by mid-October. To be considered by that date, applications must be postmarked by August 15 .
Applications postmarked after August 15 will be evaluated early the following year. A link to a downloadable application is available at the Bookmobile Grant Application webpage. That webpage also provides detailed instructions for completing and sending the application.
Questions regarding the Foundation's bookmobile grant program may be emailed to bookmobile@loislenskicovey. org . Bookmobile Grant Application
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Charitable 501(c)(3) agencies, public libraries, or schools that operate a lending bookmobile traveling into underserved neighborhoods. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500 - $3,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Bookmobile Grant Program are due August 15, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Bookmobile Grant Program is funded by The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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