Libraries across Texas can now apply for a 2023 grant to help expand their library collections and share the diversity and breadth of literature with their communities.

These Texas Book Festival Collections Enhancement Grants are made possible by funds raised at the annual Festival and through TBF’s generous donors. Since 1996, the organization has funded 1,169 grants totaling over $3 million to 600+ libraries in every corner of the state. Read more here to see which Texas libraries received grants in 2022.

The application submission deadline is Wednesday, April 26.

Visit our library grants page for more information.

Texas Book Festival is proud to support the work of libraries and librarians across the state to promote literacy and foster a love of reading in their communities. With funding focused on collection enhancement, libraries are able to add books and resources that meet the needs and interests of their patrons.

We are excited to announce this year’s recipients, which include 42 Texas libraries that were awarded a grand total of $101,000. Congratulations to all!

2022 Texas Library Grants recipients:

Atwell Public Library
Zula B. Wylie Public Library
Mammen Family Public Library
Bedford Public Library
Marfa Public Library
Tarkington Community Library
Cooke County Library
Nueces County Keach Family Library
Pflugerville Public Library
Howard County Library
Hampton Illinois Branch, Dallas Public Library
Henderson County Library
Marathon Public Library
Nesbitt Memorial Library
Plano Public Library
Cockrell Hill Library
W. Walworth Harrison Public Library
Hillsboro City Library
Cozby Library & Community Commons
Florence Public Library
Haltom City Public Library
Mineola Memorial Library
Reeves County Library
D. Brown Memorial Library
Brownwood Public Library
Wilson County Public Libraries
Amarillo Public Library
Mesquite Public Library
Arlington Public Library
Midland County Public Library
Larry J Ringer Library, Bryan + College Station Library System
Dublin Public Library
El Paso Public Library
Jarrell Community Library
Converse Public Library
Judy B. McDonald Public Library
Jackson County Memorial Library
Castroville Public Library
Whitehouse Community Library
Marlin Public Library
Longview Public Library
Daingerfield Public Library

2021 Grant Cycle

The 2021 grant cycle is now closed. Texas Book Festival continues to champion the work of libraries and librarians across Texas and we are so happy to announce this year’s recipients: 53 libraries for a total of $125,500!  We feel very proud to support the equity in literacy efforts of our Texas libraries.

Congratulations 2021-22 Texas Library Grants recipients:

• Jeff Davis County Library
• Nueces County Public Library
• Irving Public Library
• Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library
• Sammy Brown Library- Panola County
• Van Alstyne Public Library
• Silsbee Public Library
• Florence Public Library
• Allen Public Library
• Cozby Library & Community Commons
• Flower Mound Public Library
• Marathon Public Library
• Richardson Public Library
• Round Rock Public Library
• Sherman Public Library
• Whitehouse Community Library
• Arlington Public Library
• Temple Public Library
• Bertram Library
• Cleburne Public Library
• Pflugerville Public Library
• Balch Springs Library- Learning Center
• Brownsville Public Library -Southmost Branch
• Denison Public Library
• Haltom City Library
• Marble Falls Public Library
• Patrick Heath Public Library
• Bonham Public Library
• Dallas Public Library
• Lago Vista Public Library
• Longview Public Library
• Roberta Bourne Memorial Library
• Presidio Public Library
• Hondo Public Library
• Tahoka Library
• Grapevine Public Library
• Carl & Mary Welhausen Library
• Converse Public Library
• Eagle Pass Public Library
• Midland County Public Library
• Rhome Community Library
• Walworth Harrison Public Library
• Whitesboro Public Library
• Judy B. McDonald Public Library
• Mesquite Public Library
• T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library
• Dr. Hector Garcia Memorial Library
• El Paso Public Library
• Corsicana Public Library
• East Travis Gateway Library
• Dickens County Spur Public Library
• Lytle Public Library
• Terrell County Public Library