Keep Kids Reading

Keep Kids Reading

Grants for Summer Reading Programs.


The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is once again offering $1,000 grants to public libraries in Montana to help fund summer youth-reading programs.


Libraries can apply now through April 30 using the Keep Kids Reading application. Grants will be awarded in May 2024.


“The Town Pump Charitable Foundation appreciates the critical role libraries play in our Montana communities,” said Bill McGladdery, director of corporate communications for Town Pump. “Many Montana libraries increase youth-reading programs in the summer months to help prevent the ‘summer slide’ and help children maintain or improve their spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.”


Summer youth programs also introduce local citizens to all the library has to offer children and families for free. 

How to Apply:

The first time you utilize the new application portal you will need to complete a very short registration form and select a password. Once registered, you can complete an application.


To get started, click the icon below!

Once you've registered for your account and visit the main portal screen, click Apply at the top and the application for this grant is the topmost one.


Make sure you apply for the designated Keep Kids Reading grant.

Grant Applications close 4/15/24.

Connect With Us

PO Box 6000

Butte, MT 59702

406-497-6700

charitablefoundation@townpump.com

2023 Library Keep Kids Reading Grant Recipients

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is pleased to have made $1,000 grants to 105 libraries in 98 Montana communities to support summer reading programs in 2023.

Absarokee | Absarokee Lending Library

Alberton | Friends of the Mineral County Library

Anaconda | Hearst Free Library

Augusta | Lewis & Clark Library - Augusta Branch

Baker | Fallon County Library, Inc.

Belgrade | Belgrade Community Library Foundation

Bigfork | ImagineIF Library - Bigfork

Big Sandy | Choteau County Library Foundation

Big Sky | Friends of the Big Sky Community Library

Big Timber | Carnegie Public Library

Billings | Billings Public Library

Billings | Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools

Boulder | Boulder Community Library

Box Elder | Stone Child College Library

Bozeman | Bozeman Public Library Foundation

Bridger | Friends of the Bridger Public Library

Broadus | Henry A. Malley Memorial Library

Browning | Glacier County Library

Butte | Butte Public Library - Downtown Branch

Butte | Butte Public Library - Uptown Branch

Cascade | Friends of the Library

Chester | Friends of the Liberty County Library

Chinook | Blaine County Library

Choteau | Choteau/Teton Public Library

Circle | George McCone Memorial County Library

Clancy | North Jefferson County Library

Colstrip | Friends of the Bicentennial Library of Colstrip

Columbia Falls | ImagineIF Library - Columbia Falls

Columbus | Stillwater County Library

Condon | Swan Valley Community Library

Conrad | Conrad Public Library

Cut Bank | Glacier County Library

Deer Lodge | William K. Kohrs Memorial Library

Denton | Town of Denton

Dillon | Dillon Public Library

Drummond | Drummond School & Community Library

East Glacier | Glacier County Library

East Helena | Lewis & Clark Library East Helena Branch

East Helena | Radley Elementary School

Ekalaka | Ekalaka Public Library

Ennis | Friends of Madison Valley Public Library

Eureka | Lincoln County Library Foundation - Eureka

Fairfield | Fairfield-Teton Public Library

Forsyth | Rosebud County Library

Fort Benton | Choteau County Library Foundation

Froid | Friod Friends of the Library

Geraldine | Choteau County Library Foundation

Glasgow | Glasgow City-County Library

Glendive | Glendive Public Library

Great Falls | Great Falls Public Library

Hamilton | Bitterroot Public Library

Hardin | Big Horn County Library

Harlem | Harlem Public Library

Harlowton | Harlowton Public Library

Havre | Havre-Hill County Library Foundation

Helena | Kessler School Library

Helena | Lewis & Clark Library

Helena | Lewis & Clark Library - Bookmobile

Hot Springs | Preston Hot Springs Town/County Library

Jordan | Garfield County Free Library

Kalispell | ImagineIF Library - Kalispell

Lakeside | West Shore Community Library

Laurel | Laurel Public Library Foundation, Inc. 

Lewistown | Lewistown Public Library

Libby | Lincoln County Library Foundation - Libby

Libby | Lincoln County Library Foundation - Libby

Lincoln | Lewis & Clark Library - Lincoln Branch

Livingston | Livingston-Park County Public Library

Malta | Phillips County Library

Manhattan | Manhattan Community Library

Miles City | Miles City Public Library

Missoula   Missoula Public Library 

Moore | Moore Memorial Public Library

Park City | Park City School Library

Philipsburg | Philipsburg Area Community Library

Plains | Sanders County Bookmobile

Polson | North Lake County Public Library

Poplar | James E. Shanley Tribal Library

Potomac | Missoula Public Library - Potomac Branch

Red Lodge | Red Lodge Carnegie Library

Richey | Richey Public Library

Ronan | Ronan Library District

Scobey | Daniels County Library

Seeley Lake | Seeley Lake Public Library

Shelby | Toole County Library

Shepherd | Shepherd Elementary Library

Sidney | Sidney-Richland County Library

St. Regis | Friends of the Mineral County Library

Stevensville | North Valley Public Library

Sunburst | Sunburst Branch Library

Superior | Friends of the Mineral County Library

Terry | Prarie County Library

Thompson Falls | Friends of the Thompson Falls Public Library

Three Forks | Three Forks Community Library

Townsend | Broadwater School

Troy | Lincoln County Library Foundation - Troy

Twin Bridges | Twin Bridges Public Library

Valier | Valier Public Library

Virginia City | Friends of the Thompson-Hickman Madison County Library

White Sulphur Springs | Friends of the Meagher County City Library

White Sulphur Springs | White Sulphur Springs Public Schools

Whitefish | Whitefish Library Association

Whitehall | Friends of the Whitehall Community Library

Wibaux | Wibaux County Health Department

Wolf Point | Friends of the Roosevelt County Library

2022 Library Keep Kids Reading Grant Recipients

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is pleased to have made $1,000 grants to 99 libraries in 90 Montana communities to support summer reading programs in 2022.

Alberton - Friends of the Mineral County Library

Anaconda - Hearst Free Library

Augusta - Lewis & Clark Library - Augusta Branch

Baker - Fallon County Library, Inc.

Belgrade - Belgrade Community Library Foundation

Bigfork - Imagine IF Library - Bigfork

Big Sandy - Choteau County Library Foundation

Big Sky - Friends of the Big Sky Community Library

Big Timber - Carnegie Public Library

Billings - Billings Public Library

Billings - Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools

Boulder - Boulder Community Library

Box Elder - Stone Child College Library

Bozeman - Bozeman Public Library Foundation

Bozeman - Greater Gallatin United Way

Bridger - Friends of the Bridger Public Library

Broadus - Henry A. Malley Memorial Library

Browning - Glacier County Library

Butte - Butte Public Library - Uptown Branch

Butte - Butte Public Library - Downtown Branch

Cascade - Friends of the Library

Chester - Friends of the Liberty County Library

Chinook - Blaine County Library

Circle - George McCone Memorial County Library

Clancy - North Jefferson County Library

Colstrip - Friends of the Bicentennial Library of Colstrip

Columbia Falls - Imagine IF Library - Columbia Falls

Columbia Falls - Columbia Falls High School

Columbus - Stillwater County Library

Condon - Swan Valley Community Library

Conrad - Conrad Public Library

Cut Bank - Glacier County Library

Darby - Darby Community Public Library

Deer Lodge - William K. Kohrs Memorial Library

Denton - Town of Denton

Dillon - Dillon Public Library

Drummond - Drummond School & Community Library

Dutton/Brady - Dutton/Brady School 

East Helena - Lewis & Clark Library East Helena Branch

East Helena - Radley Elementary School

Ekalaka - Ekalaka Public Library

Ennis - Friends of Madison Valley Public Library

Eureka - Lincoln County Library Foundation - Eureka

Fort Benton - Choteau County Library Foundation

Frenchtown - Frenchtown School/Community Library

Froid - Froid Friends of the Library

Geraldine - Choteau County Library Foundation

Glasgow - Glasgow City-County Library

Glendive - Glendive Public Library

Great Falls - Great Falls Public Library

Hamilton - Bitterroot Public Library

Hardin - Big Horn County Library

Harlem - Harlem Public Library

Harlowton - Harlowton Public Library

Havre - Havre-Hill County Library Foundation

Helena - Lewis & Clark Library

Helena - Lewis & Clark Library

Hot Springs - Preston Hot Springs Town/County Library

Jordan - Garfield County Free Library

Kalispell - Imagine IF Library - Kalispell

Lakeside - West Shore Community Library

Lewistown - Lewistown Public Library

Lincoln - Lewis & Clark Library - Lincoln Branch

Libby - Lincoln County Library Foundation - Libby

Livingston - Livingston School District - East Side Intermediate School

Livingston - Livingston-Park County Public Library

Malta - Phillips County Library

Manhattan - Manhattan Community Library

Missoula - Families First Learning Lab

Moore - Moore Memorial Public Library

Philipsburg - Philipsburg Area Community Library

Polson - North Lake County Public Library

Poplar - James E. Shanley Tribal Library

Potomac - Missoula Public Library - Potomac Branch

Red Lodge - Red Lodge Carnegie Library

Richey - Richey Public Library

Ronan - Ronan Library District

Scobey - Daniels County Library

Shelby - Toole County Library

Shepherd - Shepherd Elementary Library

Sidney - Sidney-Richland County Library

St. Regis - Friends of the Mineral County Library

Stevensville - North Valley Public Library

Sunburst - Sunburst Branch Library

Superior - Friends of the Mineral County Library

Terry - Prairie County Library

Thompson Falls - Sanders County Bookmobile

Thompson Falls - Friends of the Thompson Falls Public Library

Townsend - Broadwater School

Troy - Lincoln County Library Foundation - Troy

Twin Bridges - Twin Bridges Public Library

Valier - Valier Public Library

Whitefish - Whitefish Community Library

Whitehall - Friends of the Whitehall Community Library

White Sulphur Springs - Friends of the Meagher County city Library

Wibaux - Wibaux County Health Department

Wolf Point - Friends of the Roosevelt County Library

Hamilton - Bitter Root Humane Association

Lolo - Missoula Public Library - Lolo

2021 Library Keep Kids Reading Grant Recipients

The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is pleased to have made $1,000 grants to 76 libraries in 67 Montana communities to support summer reading programs in 2021.

Alberton - Friends of the Mineral County Library

Anaconda - Hearst Free Library

Augusta - Lewis & Clark Library - Augusta Branch

Baker - Fallon County Library, Inc.

Belgrade - Belgrade Community Library Foundation

Bigfork - Imagine IF Library - Bigfork

Big Sandy - Choteau County Library Foundation

Big Sky - Friends of the Big Sky Community Library

Big Timber - Carnegie Public Library

Billings - Billings Public Library

Billings - Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools

Boulder - Boulder Community Library

Box Elder - Stone Child College Library

Bozeman - Bozeman Public Library Foundation

Bozeman - Greater Gallatin United Way

Bridger - Friends of the Bridger Public Library

Broadus - Henry A. Malley Memorial Library

Browning - Glacier County Library

Butte - Butte Public Library - Uptown Branch

Butte - Butte Public Library - Downtown Branch

Cascade - Friends of the Library

Chester - Friends of the Liberty County Library

Chinook - Blaine County Library

Circle - George McCone Memorial County Library

Clancy - North Jefferson County Library

Dillon - Dillon Public Library

Drummond - Drummond School & Community Library

East Helena - Radley Elementary School

Ekalaka - Ekalaka Public Library

Ennis - Friends of Madison Valley Public Library

Fort Benton - Chouteau County Library Foundation

Glasgow - Glasgow City-County Library

Glendive - Glendive Public Library

Great Falls - Great Falls Public Library

Hamilton - Bitterroot Public Library

Hardin - Big Horn County Library

Harlem - Harlem Public Library

Harlowton Public Library - Harlowton Public Library

Havre - Havre-Hill County Library Foundation

Helena - Lewis & Clark Library

Kalispell - West Valley School

Kalispell - ImagineIF Library Foundation

Lakeside - West Shore Community Library

Lame Deer - Chief Dull Knife College

Lewistown - Friends of the Lewistown Public Library

Libby - Lincoln County Library Foundation (Libby)

Livingston - Livingston School district - East Side School Library

Livingston - Livingston - Park County Library

Lolo - Missoula Public Library - Lolo Branch

Manhattan - Manhattan Community Library

Miles City - Miles City Public Library

Moore - Moore School

Park City - Park City School Library

Philipsburg - Philipsburg Area Community Library

Polson - North Lake County Public Library

Red Lodge - Red Lodge Carnegie Library

Richey - Richey Public Library

Scobey - Daniels County Library

Shelby - Toole County Library

Sidney - Sidney-Richland County Library

Stanford - Stanford Library Guild

Stevensville - North Valley Public Library

Sunburst - Sunburst Branch Library

Superior - Mineral County Public Library

Terry - Prarie County Library

Thompson Falls - Friends of the Thompson Falls Library

Townsend - Broadwater Social Services Committee

Townsend - Broadwater School & Community Library

Troy - Lincoln County Library Foundation (Troy)

Twin Bridges - Twin Bridges Public Library

Valier - Valier Public Library

White Sulphur Springs - Friends of the Meagher County-City Library

Whitefish - Whitefish Library Associates

Whitehall - Friends of the Whitehall Community Library

Wolf Point - Friends of the Roosevelt County Library

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