The New York State Library has just announced two literacy grants for public libraries, the Family Literacy Library Services Program grant and the Adult Literacy Library Services grant.
The Family Literacy Library Services Program helps libraries provide family literacy services to children and their parents or caregivers. Priority is given to projects that include partnerships between libraries or library systems and community organizations. In previous years successful partnerships have been established with schools, preschools, weekend and summer learning programs, museums, public television, historical societies, environmental centers, agencies and cultural organizations.
New York State’s Adult Literacy Library Services grants help libraries offer services which will improve adult literacy on the job and in the home. The grants encourage libraries to become community literacy leaders and to strengthen partnerships among local literacy providers. Some libraries are direct providers of literacy services; others work in partnership with agencies such as Literacy Volunteers (Literacy New York), BOCES and other community organizations.
The deadline for both grant applications is December 10, 2010.