| Applicant | Amount Awarded | County | Project Name and Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County Library Association | $10,000.00 | Allegheny | Books, Belonging and New Beginnings: Literacy Bags for Immigrant and Refugee Children This project provides literacy bags to immigrant and refugee children. These literacy bags provide a warm welcome to the library and the world of books, offering children and their families resources that support English language development while also fostering comfort, curiosity, and a sense of belonging. |
| Atglen Public Library | $10,000.00 | Chester | Planning for Success The Planning for Success project would be the first professionally facilitated strategic plan for Atglen Public Library in its 81-year history. |
| Berks County Public Libraries | $8,100.00 | Berks | BCPL 2027 Staff Development Day BCPL 2027 Staff Development Day will provide professional development and training to staff of all libraries in Berks County, at no cost to the local libraries. |
| Chestnut Hill College | $10,000.00 | Philadelphia | Enhancing Library Services Through Flexible Technology The Chestnut Hill College's Logue Library will expand collaborative learning and academic engagement services through flexible, technology-supported resources that enhance tutoring, faculty consultations, group study, and community engagement. |
| Columbia County Traveling Library | $10,000.00 | Columbia | Beyond the Bookmobile: Community Access Points Beyond the Bookmobile: Community Access Points expands the Columbia County Traveling Library's reach by bringing library resources directly to residents experiencing economic hardship, with targeted outreach to ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households. |
| Community Library of the Shenango Valley | $8,788.46 | Mercer | Riverwalk Park Storywalk The Community Library of the Shenango Valley (CLSV) will increase community connection, early literacy, and physical health within its service area by installing a StoryWalk at Riverwalk Park in the City of Sharon. |
| Cranberry Public Library | $10,000.00 | Butler | Global Voices Collection at Cranberry Public Library Develope a collection of print materials targeted for use by both youth and adults in Spanish and Arabic. |
| Dimmick Memorial Library | $10,000.00 | Carbon | Outrach and Community Programming The Outreach and Community Programming initiative extends the library's services beyond its walls by bringing literacy, learning, and meaningful community engagement to people of all ages. |
| Greensburg Hempfield Area Library | $9,510.00 | Westmoreland | Building the Workforce for Tomorrow Building the Workforce for Tomorrow will expand free digital literacy and workforce readiness instruction for adults throughout the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library service area. |
| Greenville Area Public Library | $2,723.48 | Mercer | Teacher Resource Library The library will develop literacy-based kits aligned with children's books and educational themes to support early literacy, language development, and classroom engagement. |
| Haverford Township Free Library Association | $10,000.00 | Delaware | Preserving Your Memories Lab and Community Outreach Haverford Township Free Library will develop a Preserving Your Memories Lab to support digital preservation of personal and organizational memorabilia, genealogical research and community archiving by providing access to free tools, equipment and trained staff to support them. |
| Huntingdon County Library | $10,000.00 | Huntingdon | Telehealth and Quiet Consultation/Study at Huntingdon County Library The Huntingdon County Library will install a private, sound-reducing privacy pod to provide patrons with a secure space for telehealth appointments, virtual meetings, and quiet study. |
| James V Brown Library | $9,390.05 | Lycoming | All Are Welcome: District Sensory Welcoming Kits This program will directly provide a Sensory Welcoming Kit to each library facility across the North Central Library District which serves 45 facilities in 11 counties. |
| Lansdale Public Library | $10,000.00 | Montgomery | Bridging Languages, Building Community: A Language Access Initiative for Lansdale This project will deploy a TranslateLive real-time interpretation device to make all library services instantly accessible in over 120 languages, launch ESL conversation groups for adults, expand the foreign language collection for both adult and youth patrons based on community demographics, and invest in bilingual Storytime and ASL training for library staff. |
| Luzerne County Library System | $9,000.00 | Luzerne | Luzerne Learns to Work This program gives Luzerne County high school students the power to explore potential career pathways through free access to online courses, local career development tools, programs with local higher education institutions, work-based learning experiences with local companies, and scholarships. |
| Lycoming County Library System | $10,000.00 | Lycoming | Lycoming County Library System Service Consulting The Lycoming County Library System (LCLS) will engage ReThinking Libraries, LLC to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of all member libraries and system-level services to identify opportunities for growth, sustainability, and improved service delivery. |
| Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | $10,000.00 | Northampton | The Learning Exchange: Expanding Adult Access Through Community Collaboration The Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity will launch a six-month pilot project to strengthen services for community members navigating retirement, caregiving, and an increasingly digital world by hiring a part-time Adult Engagement Coordinator. |
| Montgomery Area Public Library | $9,200.00 | Lycoming | MAPL Adventure Collection: Every Bag Opens a New Adventure The MAPL Adventure Collection: Every Bag Opens a New Adventure will create a circulating collection of themed educational backpacks designed to inspire curiosity, strengthen family engagement, and provide hands-on learning opportunities for children and caregivers throughout the Montgomery Area Public Library service area. |
| Mt Lebanon SD | $9,850.00 | Allegheny | Lebo Lit League Mt. Lebanon SD will be launching the Lebo Lit League* (LLL)—a five-year reading initiative for students in grades three to five across all seven elementary buildings. |
| Northampton Area Public Library | $9,183.80 | Northampton | Citizen Science for All Citizen Science for All is a six-month library innovation pilot that expands access to citizen science and hands-on STEM learning throughout Northampton Area Public Library's 95-square-mile service area in the Lehigh Valley. |
| Ralpho Township Public Library | $10,000.00 | Northumberland | Tools for Teaching The project will provide $5,000 for professional development and $5,000 for technology to support community education programs. |
| Reading Public Library | $10,000.00 | Berks | Rhythm & Roots: A Celebration of Arts, Culture, and Tradition Rhythm and Roots: A Celebration of Arts, Culture, and Tradition is a free four-month program series that celebrates cultural heritage, promotes lifelong learning, and strengthens community connections in the City of Reading. |
| Schlow Centre Region Library | $9,495.00 | Centre | Bridging the Digital Privacy Gap: A Soundproof Booth for Public Access This digital equity project provides a secure, soundproof pod for private business meetings, interviews, telehealth appointments, social service sessions, and English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring. |
| Sewickley Public Library | $9,990.88 | Allegheny | Launchpad Quest Installation for Children’s Department The Sewickley Public Library’s Children's Department will install four Launchpad Quests to expand free access to high-quality early literacy content for children and families in the Quaker Valley area. |
| Sewickley Township Public Library | $10,000.00 | Westmoreland | Community Digital Access & Learning Hub With the opening of its new library facility in fall 2026, Sewickley Township Public Library will launch the Community Digital Access & Learning Hub to expand digital equity, workforce support, and technology education opportunities for residents. |
| Tyrone-Snyder Township Public Library | $8,000.00 | Blair | Community Creative Technology and Enterprise Hub The Tyrone-Snyder Public Library will establish a Community Creative Technology and Enterprise Hub that provides residents and local organizations with access to creative technology, hands-on training, and shared digital fabrication resources. |
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Action Grants
The purpose of the Action Grants project is to empower Pennsylvania libraries to design and deliver locally responsive services that strengthen their role as community catalysts, in direct alignment with the Office of Commonwealth Libraries’ Five-Year Plan. The project supports libraries as they respond to community priorities, build strong local partnerships, expand access to services for residents who need them most, and strengthen their capacity for strategic planning and responsible governance. Eligible projects may focus on areas such as adult or youth services, community engagement, staff training, technology and digital access, or innovative programming. This grant is to encourage libraries to create projects that meet the needs of their community and service area.