• West Hollywood Little Free Library Micro-Grant Funding Application

  • The City of West Hollywood is providing grants to City residents interested in being a steward for a Little Free Library, as part of a program to bring books and literature directly into city neighborhoods. 1 to 2 grants in the amount of $600 each may be provided each fiscal year of the project.

    Little Free Library (LFL) is a community project aimed at promoting literacy and the love of reading by the building of book exchanges worldwide. The City of West Hollywood has set aside funding for residents who wish to install, register, and maintain a Little Free Library on private property.

    Stewards are private individuals who enjoy sharing books and literature with neighbors and enjoy the sense of community that the world of literature fosters. Stewards must be committed to taking care of their Little Free Library for a minimum of 1 year and commit to registering it at http://littlefreelibrary.org/registeryourlibrary/. Only one grant may be received per property parcel. This contract will need to be signed to receive the grant funds.

    The responsibilites of a Steward include:

    • If you are not the property owner, obtaining property owner’s permission to install the Little Free Library on the property site.
    • Purchasing or building a Little Free Library. ( https://littlefreelibrary.myshopify.com/collections/little-free-libraries ) 
    • Maintaining the Little Free Library for a minimum period of 1 year. 
    • Registering the location of the Little Free Library on http://littlefreelibrary.org/registeryourlibrary/ .
    • Keeping the Little Free Library stocked. (The Friends of the West Hollywood Library have generously offered to supply books to stewards.)
    • Maintaining the Little Free Library. 

    Purchasing a pre-made library is easy through the Little Free Library website here: http://littlefreelibrary.org/product-category/library/. If you wish to build your own little free library, visit http://littlefreelibrary.org/build/ for resources and an installation guide.

    To apply for funding, please fill out this application and upload a signed letter from the property owner (template attached). Before applying, please verify that the property you are applying on behalf of is located in the City of West Hollywood by visiting www.weho.org/streets.

    If you have questions regarding this program that are not addressed in this form, please feel free to contact Mike Che, Arts Coordinator for the City of West Hollywood, at mche@weho.org.

    The City of West Hollywood ardently supports the arts with a multitude of programs. Some literary specific projects produced by the City include: the WeHo Reads author series, our City Poet Laureate program, and free art exhibitions which are held at the West Hollywood Library. We encourage you to take advantage of some of these programs, and you can find out more information about any of them at www.weho.org/arts.

    For more info on the City's Little Free Library program visit: http://weho.org/community/arts-and-culture/little-free-library 

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  • Letter from the Property Owner

    This application requires submission of a signed copy of the letter below. This letter from the property owner will grant permission to the steward to build and maintain a Little Free Library on their property. If the steward and the property owner are the same person, a letter is still required. 

    Download Template Letter from the Property Owner

  • Applicant Data Survey

     

    This section is optional. These questions are for the primary or lead artist who will be creating the project. Individual responses to these questions are not shared during the application review. The information requested below is CONFIDENTIAL and will be used for internal purposes only to better capture and understand the population we serve. As such, the information you provide may be used in summary statistics.



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