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Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize for Public Libraries

The Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation and Library Journal


Amount
  • $100,000+

Deadline
2025-09-15

Grade
E, M, HS, HE

Description

Created in 2019, the Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize recognizes the public library as a critically important community asset. Because of libraries, communities thrive! One winning library will receive from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation $250,000 (unfettered grant) and will be featured in the online and printed March 2026 issue of the Library Journal. For more information and to apply, visit their website.