Funding sources for the school library resource centre

Grants

• Siobhan Dowd Trust grants: Regular grants of smallish sums.
• National Lottery Funding: Funding streams vary from time to time. 
• Better World Books Literacy Grants: Check website for timings.
• Foyle Foundation: This closed for applications in 2024.
• Grants Online: A website which lists sources of funding. 
• Paul Hamlyn Foundation: The Foundation supports innovation in educational practice to improve learning outcomes for young people in and out of school settings.

 Supermarket Short Grants 

• Tesco Community Grants: https://tescocommunitygrants.org.uk/  
•  ALDI: https://www.aldi.co.uk/about-aldi/corporate-responsibility/communities 

Match funding

• Book life: https://www.booklife.co.uk/pages/match-funding 
• Raintree:  https://www.raintree.co.uk/faqs/
• Usborne: https://www.literacybookstore.com/grant-matching/ 
 
Competitions
These vary from time to time, but regular competitions for books appear on these websites:

• National Book Tokens
• Scholastic  
• SLA
• WBD James Patterson 

Donations

• Local businesses
• Corporates e.g. Tesco/Morrisons tokens
• Round Table
• Rotary Club

Donations of books
Don't accept second hand unsuitable stock for your collection without a provisio you can dispose of it as you see fit. You may then be able to exchange it for money to purchase what you need. Offers from parents/carers/grandparents are also included in this. All items should be new/nearly new and in good condition.


Wish lists for when children leave school or in lieu of sweets on child’s birthday: 

• Support your School - Peters 
• Wish List Bookshop.org
• Wish List A New Chapter Bookshop
• Wish list Amazon

Twitter community

Tends to be individual titles or a bundle from time to time

• Authors
• Bookshops
• #buyastrangerabook
• @BookBuddyUK
• @WorldBookNight

Reviewing

• @Readingzone individual titles for review or sets for book groups
• @WRDmag
• @toppsta
• With us!
• Direct to publishers

Raising money

• PTA (Parent Teacher Association - Information if your school does not have an existing PTA)
• School sales
• Bag packing in supermarkets
• Scholastic book fairs               
• Read for Good is a sponsored reading scheme that benefits both schools and children in hospital.
• Support Your School - a crowd funding platform.

 Updated April 2024