Member Grants

2025 Multitype Grants Program

Traverse des Sioux Library System recognizes the invaluable role our members play in fostering community engagement, promoting literacy, and advancing lifelong learning. By offering grant funding to our members, we aim to empower them to further enhance their programs and services, ultimately enriching the experiences of library patrons. These grants can support innovative initiatives, such as expanding collection resources, hosting educational programs, or organizing cultural events that cater to diverse interests and needs within our community. Additionally, by investing in our members, we foster a sense of ownership and partnership, strengthening the bond between our library system and the individuals and organizations it serves. Through grant funding, we seek to cultivate a vibrant ecosystem where creativity flourishes, knowledge is shared, and everyone has access to enriching resources and opportunities.

Grants may be used to help fund the following initiatives:

Collaborative Programming (available to all multi-type libraries): 

Accessibility (available to public libraries):

Innovative Marketing (available to all multi-type libraries):

Individual Programming (available to all multi-type libraries): 

Collection Development (available to school libraries):


Grants for academic and school libraries will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.


All grants will require the following:


Additional requirements for a Collaborative Programming project:


Sample language to use in publicity: This program received funding support from a grant through the Traverse des Sioux Library System.

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2025 Funding Limits by County and Library Type

2025 Funding Limits by County and Library Type