Library grants

The Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust of the Maine Community Foundation seeks applications for grants to support innovative and collaborative programs, collection development related to local interests and preservation of special collections.

Libraries serving communities with a population of less than 10,000 located in Aroostook, Hancock, Knox, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Waldo and Washington counties are eligible to apply.

Grants will range from $300 to $1,000.

Grant proposals must be postmarked by Monday, Jan. 15. Proposed programming and outreach activities should be connected to the library’s collection – “tie it to the book.” For guidelines, application form and a list of recent grants, visit www.mainecf.org.

The Rudman Library Trust was established in 1986. In his business travels in Maine, particularly Downeast, Rudman was struck by local libraries’ commitment to learning and reading. He and his wife wanted to encourage libraries in smaller communities to continue and expand programming and outreach through the trust that bears their name.

Jean Warren, MaineCF scholarship manager, 877-700-6800 or jwarren@mainecf.org; and Valerie Osborne, district consultant, Northern Maine Library District 800-427-8336 or valerie.osborne@bpl.lib.me.us; are available to answer questions related to the Rudman Trust.