Laura Bush Foundation For America's Libraries

October 30, 2008
Laura Bush Foundation Announces $1,005,000 in Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

Washington, DC - The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced today $1,005,000 in Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative grants to twenty-two schools in Louisiana and Alabama. MORE

April 30, 2008
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Awards More Than $1.09 Million in Grants to School Libraries
Grants Will Help 190 School Libraries Buy Books

Fort Worth - Today The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced that 190 school libraries are being awarded $1,097,104 in grants for 2008. The schools receive grants of up to $6,000 to expand, update and diversify their library book collections. MORE

March 3, 2008
Laura Bush Foundation Announces $557,500 in Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

Washington, DC - The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced today $557,500 in Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative grants to twelve schools in Louisiana and Mississippi. MORE

November 2, 2007
The Laura Bush Foundation Announces $610,000 in Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

Washington, DC - The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced today $610,000 in Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative grants to fourteen schools in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. MORE

May 30, 2007
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Awards More Than $1.28 Million in Grants to School Libraries
Grants Will Help 263 School Libraries Buy Books

New York - Today The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries announced that 263 school libraries are being awarded $1,286,757 in grants for 2007. The schools receive grants of up to $5,000 to expand, update and diversify their library book collections. MORE

Applications for the next round of grants for the Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative should be submitted by December 19. Click Here to Apply

(Grants are restricted to Gulf Coast area school libraries destroyed or severely damaged by the 2005 hurricanes.)

April 19, 2007
Laura Bush Foundation Announces $502,000 in Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

Washington, DC - The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced today $502,000 in Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative grants to fourteen schools in Louisiana and Mississippi. These grantees are in addition to the forty schools in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Texas that have received awards since May of last year, making total grants of over $2.5 million in the first eleven months of the initiative. MORE

November 29, 2006
Laura Bush Foundation Announces $1 Million In Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

Washington, DC - The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries announced today one million dollars in Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative grants to twenty schools in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Texas. MORE

August 29, 2006
The Laura Bush Foundation Announces $540,000 In Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

New Orleans, LA - The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries awarded $540,000 in Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative grants to ten schools in Louisiana and Mississippi. In May 2006, ten schools in Louisiana and Mississippi received grants, making the total grants awarded over $1 million in the first five months of the initiative. MORE

August 29, 2006
Coast School Library Recovery Initiative August 2006 Grant Recipients. MORE

The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries 2006 Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative Fact Sheet. MORE

June 5, 2006
The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Awards Over $1 Million in Grants to School Libraries
Grants Will Help 206 School Libraries Buy Books

Washington, DC - Today the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries announced that 206 school libraries are being awarded over $1 million in grants. The schools receive grants of up to $5,000 to create or expand their library book collections. Awards were made in 42 states, plus the District of Columbia. MORE

June 12, 2006
United States Senate Spouses Raise Over $15,000 for the Laura Bush Foundation's Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative

Spouses of United States Senators have raised $15,752 to support the Laura Bush Foundation's Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative through the donation and auction of dresses donated by former First Ladies, female U.S. Senators and Senate spouses. MORE

May 3, 2006
Laura Bush Foundation Announces $500,000 In Grants To Gulf Coast School Libraries

The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries announced today, in Chalmette, Louisiana and Biloxi, Mississippi, the first grantees for the new Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative fund of The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. MORE

May 3, 2006
2006 Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative First Grant Recipients. MORE

March 8, 2006
Mrs. Laura Bush Announces Grants to Restore Gulf Coast School Libraries.

Austin, TX – Mrs. Laura Bush today announced that The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries has created The Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative, which makes grants available for books for school libraries in the Gulf Coast areas affected by the 2005 hurricanes. MORE

March 8, 2006
Restoring Gulf Coast School Libraries Through The Laura Bush Foundation’s Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative. Read here ...

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June 2, 2005
Laura Bush Foundation Awards Over $777,000 In Grants To School Libraries
Grants Will Help 160 School Libraries Buy Books

Today, Laura Bush announced the 160 recipients of over $777,000 in grants from the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. This brings the total awards from the Foundation to over $2 million. The announcement was made from one of the schools, Austin Community Academy High School, in Chicago, Illinois. MORE

May 10, 2004
Laura Bush Foundation Awards Over $660,000 In Grants To School Libraries
Grants Will Help 136 School Libraries Buy Books

Today, Laura Bush announced the 136 recipients of over $660,000 in grants from The Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. The announcement was made from one of the schools, PS 92Q Harry T. Stewart, Sr. Elementary School, Corona, NY. Awardees were selected from more than 1200 applications in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Virgin Islands. The awards are based primarily on need and schools will use the funds to create or expand their book collections. MORE

May 5, 2003
Laura Bush Foundation Awards Nearly $640,000 In Grants To School Libraries
Grants Will Help 132 School Libraries Buy Books

VERNON, Calif. – Today Laura Bush announced the recipients of the inaugural grants from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. To mark the occasion, Mrs. Bush visited Vernon, California, to meet with students, teachers and librarians at Vernon City Elementary School, one of 132 schools receiving grants for 2003. Selected from more than 6,000 applications, these schools, in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, will use the funds to create or expand their book collections. MORE