Posted by Hey BAYA Members! Please check out the Teens Succeed Grant below. It is specifically to fund intern teens at your library. There is an Information Session on Tuesday, January 14th if you’re curios. See details below.
The application period for five 2025-26 LSTA grant opportunities (Library Services and Technology Act) is now open!
The application period will close on Wednesday, March 12 at 12:00 noon.
Funding for these opportunities is contingent upon federal funding confirmation, the passage of the 2025-26 state budget, and authorization in the state budget to expend these funds.
The State Library team is here to help! Request a meeting to discuss your proposal with members of our team. For those with questions about designing equitable grant programs, we may ask a trained Equity Advisor to join the meeting.
Please also join us for an Information Session on Zoom on Tuesday, January 14 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration is required – please do so here. The Information Session will be recorded and shared following its conclusion.
Please see a description of each of the five LSTA grant opportunities below and follow the links for more information about each opportunity, including instructions about how to apply. Also see the LSTA Application Guide for complete guidelines and instructions.
Community Impact Grants help California’s libraries respond effectively to local needs and align services with local community aspirations and support experimentation and research and development in California’s libraries.
The Teens Succeed opportunity provides grant funding for teen internships, with a focus on developing teens’ social emotional learning and workforce readiness skills. The purpose of this grant program is to address the challenges teens face in the aftereffects of the pandemic and to help prepare youth for success in life.
The Play for All funding opportunity provides grants to help California libraries design and create welcoming family play spaces and offer meaningful programming around play for young children ages zero to eight. The purpose of these grants is to support libraries in addressing the barriers and inequitable access to quality play spaces and play-based programming young children may encounter in communities that are experiencing marginalization, are under-resourced, and are underserved.
Sustainable California Libraries
Sustainable California Libraries grants funds climate and sustainability programming for adults and intergenerational groups.
The California State Library invites public libraries to apply for funding to build our shared statewide collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks, accessible to every library in the state. The collection, currently consisting of over 150,000 copies of over 50,000 titles, is designed to meet the recreational and informational reading needs of California’s diverse communities. Many titles are licensed for simultaneous use. The collection is available to all public libraries to provide for free to readers of all ages.
These opportunities are supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Please email lstagrants@library.ca.gov with any questions.
Bay Area Young Adult Librarians 