Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Bernard Carl and Shirley Rosen Library Fund.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Tompkins County
State: New York
County: Cayuga County (NY), Cortland County (NY), Seneca County (NY), Tioga County (NY), Tompkins County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This fund was originated “to promote greater and easier access by youth to local libraries” and to “promote genuine intellectual curiosity and a lifelong love of reading and learning.”
Focus Areas
- Early Childhood (Birth to 5)
- Kindergarten-5th Grade
- 6th- 12th grade
Funding Information
CFTC continues to encourage collaboration with many entities, if 5 or more FLLS libraries are collaborating on a program/project, the collaboration is eligible for a maximum award of $16,000, separate from the per library maximum of $16,000 (e.g. this has often been used for author visits in service to multiple libraries).
Criteria
Eligible applicants are the 33 public libraries in Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga and Tompkins counties, the 5 counties of the Finger Lakes Library System.
Ineligibility
Rosen will NOT fund the following youth related activities/services:
- Computers for general use
- Capital campaigns
- Furniture/bookshelves (e.g. will not fund a couch or chair for a teen corner/room)
- Internet services
- Performers for purposes of entertainment alone. Performers must be part of a comprehensive plan for activities and events that encourage learning and literacy and that support ongoing access to the library and its services (see previous example).
- Console video game devices (e.g. X-box, Nintendo, PlayStation)
- The Rosen bequest specifically indicates, “Funds should not be used to promote a political agenda”. Community Reads will be considered for grant support if they are in accordance with the intent of the bequest.
For more information, visit CFTC.
