Literacy grant for library book purchases in Kansas

12 June 2023

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The State Library of Kansas announced it will be holding non-competitive grant opportunities for libraries in Kansas.

The grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) called the Library Services and Technology Act Grant (LSTA) will provide funding for purchases of books from the 2023 Kansas Notable Books list, according to the Communications Coordinator for the State Library of Kansas Wulf James.


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James said participating libraries will be reimbursed for the purchase of one copy in any format of any or all books on the 2023 Kansas Notable Books list. Selected libraries can purchase one copy of each book on the 2023 Kansas Notable Books list which is comprised of 15 books.

Libraries must be a participant of KICNET, a statewide system available to all libraries, and/or the OCLC interlibrary loan and agree to terms listed in the Grant Subgrant Eligibility Policy and Assurances documents.

Libraries must submit a signed copy of the application by library courier, email attachment, or by mail to the State Library of Kansas at 300 SW 10th Ave. before Sept. 15, 2023.

Books available through the grant program:

“Cabby Potts, Duchess of Dirt” by Kathleen Wilford

“Easy Beauty: A Memoir” by Chloe Cooper Jones

“Hell’s Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders” by Susan Jonusas

“Justa’s Escape: A Journey from WWII Ukraine” by Justina Neufeld with Russell Binkley

“Kansas Speaks Out: Poems in the Age of Me, Too” edited by Dennis Etzel, Jr and Jericho Hockett

“Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy” by Randal Maurice Jelks

“The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World” by David K. Randall

“Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America” by Tom Pecore Weso

“A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms” by Sherry Kay, Benjamin Sikes, and Caleb Morse

“Nothing but the Dirt: Stories from an American Farm Town” by Kate Benz

“One Boy Watching” by Grant Snider

“River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile” by Candice Millard

“The Undead Truth of Us” by Britney S. Lewis

“The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel” by Rolf Potts

“Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival” by Seth Bate

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