Started in 2021, the Foundation’s Book Hook Fund provides grants for libraries in small rural Alaska communities (5,000 or less people). Grants range from $500-$1,000 and can be used to purchase reading materials for the public- books and periodicals, or software. We’re excited to announce that $12,400 in grants were distributed to the following libraries in Alaska:
Anderson Community Library $1,000.00
Chilkat Indian Village $700.00
Cooper Landing Community Library $500.00
Copper Valley Community Library $700.00
Cordova Public Library $500.00
Friends of Sutton Library $1,000.00
Haines Borough Public Library $500.00
Irene Ingle Public Library $1,000.00
K-Beach Elementary Library $500.00
Kenny Lake Public Library $1,000.00
Nenana Public Library $500.00
Ninilchik Community Library $500.00
Samuel B Foss Village Library $500.00
Seldovia Public Library $500.00
Seward Middle School $500.00
Skagway Public Library $500.00
Tok Community Library $1,000.00
Trapper Creek Library Association $500.00
Tri-Valley Community Library $500.00
The 2025 grant application period for the Book Hook Fund will open in October.
