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Best Buy Community Grants

From the Best Buy website:

As a means to prepare teens for the tech-reliant jobs of the future, the Best Buy Foundation will provide funding to equitable, innovative, impact driven programs in eligible non-profit organizations committed to enhancing the lives of teens 13 – 18 years old through cutting edge technology enabled curricula. Programs should include hands-on learning opportunities that lead to skill development and engage the youth in experimenting and interacting with the latest technologies to close the digital skills gap.

YALSA/DGLF Digital Equipment Grant

From the YALSA website:

  • YALSA is giving away 10 grants of $1,000 each to libraries in need to purchase digital equipment (video cameras, filming equipment, iPads, etc).

    Individual library branches within a larger system are welcome to apply. This grant is designed to provide libraries in need with funds to purchase digital equipment for teens to use at the library.

2019 Teens' Top Ten Book Giveaway

From the ALA website:

  • YALSA is giving away 50 sets of the 2019 Teens’ Top Ten nominated titles to libraries in need. Individual library branches within a larger system are welcome to apply.

    Applications are due April 15, 2019.

    Recipients will be announced mid-May.

    *Please note that we cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.

    The official 2019 Teens' Top Ten Nominees will be announced April 11, the Thursday of National Library Week.

    For additional information, and to apply for a grant, please click here.