“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.”
When a child does not read over the summer break, they can lose 2 months of reading skills progress. Many communities offer summer reading programs to help offset this “summer slide.”
Through our “Keep Kids Reading” grant program, local libraries can apply for these $1,000 grants each spring to offset the costs of these programs. The grant can be used for books, supplies, snacks, speakers, or other items related to the reading program.
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is delighted to announce that we have made $1,000 grants to 116 libraries in 105 Montana communities to support summer reading programs in 2024.
$1,000 Grants
116 Libraries
105 Montana Communities
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
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 | Anderson School
Bozeman | Bozeman Public Library Foundation
Bozeman | Bozeman Public Library Foundation - Bookmobile
Bridger | Friends of the Bridger Public Library
Broadus | Henry A. Malley Memorial Library
Brocton | Brocton School District
Browning | Glacier County Library Memorial Foundation
Butte | Butte Public Library - Downtown Branch
Butte | Butte Public Library - Uptown Branch
Butte | Whittier PTO
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 Bicentennial Library of Colstrip
Columbia Falls | Columbia Falls Bookmobile Project
Columbus | Stillwater County Library
Condon | Swan Valley Community Library
Conrad | Conrad Public Library
Cut Bank | Glacier County Library Memorial Foundation
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
Dutton/Teton | Dutton/Teton Public Library
East Glacier | Glacier County Library Memorial Foundation
East Helena | Lewis & Clark Library East Helena Branch
Ekalaka | Ekalaka Public Library
Elliston | Elliston Elementary School
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 | 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 Early Learning Network
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 - Bookmobile
Hinsdale | Hinsdale Public Schools
Hot Springs | Preston Hot Springs Town/County Library
Jordan | Garfield County Free Library
Kalispell | Cayuse Prairie School
Kalispell | ImagineIF Library - Kalispell
Lakeside | West Shore Community Library
Lame Deer | Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation
Laurel | Laurel Public Library Foundation, Inc.
Lewistown | Lewistown Public Library
Libby | Lincoln County Library Foundation - Libby
Lincoln | Lewis & Clark Library - Lincoln Branch
Lincoln | Lincoln School
Livingston | LINKS for Learning
Livingston | Livingston-Park County Public Library
Manhattan | Manhattan Community Library
Miles City | Miles City Public Library
Missoula | Hellgate Elementary School
Missoula Missoula Public Library
Montana City | North Jefferson County Library
Moore | Moore Memorial Public Library
Park City | Park City School Library
Philipsburg | Philipsburg Area Community Library
Plains | Plains Public Library
Plentywood | Plentywood School District No. 20
Polson | North Lake County Public 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
Sidney | Sidney-Richland County Library
St. Ignatius | St. Ignatius School 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 | Friends of the Thompson Falls Public Library
Thompson Falls | Sanders County Bookmobile
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
West Yellowstone | West Yellowstone Public Library
White Sulphur Springs | Friends of the Meagher County City Library
Whitefish | Whitefish Library Association
Whitehall | Friends of the Whitehall Community Library
Wibaux | Wibaux County Health Department
Wolf Point | Friends of the Roosevelt County Library
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation 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
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation 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
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
PO Box 6000,
Butte, MT 59702
406-497-6700
charitablefoundation@townpump.com