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Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize is sponsored by Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal. This prize recognizes the public library as a vital community asset, identified based on the degree of its impact on the community.
One winning library will receive unfettered grant monies.
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Thank you! Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize for Public Libraries Deadline: September 15, 2025 The Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize, developed in partnership between the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal , was created in 2019 to recognize the public library as a vital community asset.
"When libraries, civic entities, organizations, and the people they serve become close partners, their communities thrive." One winning library will receive $250,000 in unfettered grant monies from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and be profiled in the November issue of Library Journal and online.
Honorable mentions may also be named. All U.S. Public Libraries are eligible for the prize. Three letters of support from community partners and/or civic leaders are required, with at least one from an elected official.
The winning library will be identified based on the degree of its impact on the community in the following key areas: Engagement with local government to support the service area's defined goals Engagement with the community to develop library services Inclusive service that supports broad community interests Leadership development to perpetuate the library's organizational strength and dynamism Environmental sustainability and leadership in sustainable thinking Inventiveness as exemplified by one of the library's services which is particularly original, both strategically and tactically Resilience in the face of challenges Please visit the website for the grant guidelines and a link to the online application form: https://www.
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The published deadline was September 11, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize is funded by Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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