Program Office: Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs
CFDA Number: 84.364
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
This program helps LEAs improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access
to up-to-date school library materials; well-equipped, technologically advanced school library media centers; and professionally certified school library media specialists.
Districts may use funds for the following activities:
- Purchase up-to-date school library media resources, including books;
- Acquire and use advanced technology that is integrated into the curricula to develop and enhance
the information literacy, information retrieval, and critical-thinking skills of students;
- Facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing networks;
- Provide professional development for school library media specialists and provide activities that foster increased collaboration among library specialists, teachers, and administrators; and
- Provide students with access to school libraries during nonschool hours, weekends, and summer vacations.
