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2025-26 Zip Books

CA State Library · 104556

Eligibility details

This grant opportunity is for public libraries or library affiliated non-profits such as public library friend groups or public library Foundations applying on behalf of the library. If you are a Tribal Government applying, the programs must be run through a public library.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required. The Zip Books program does not have a match requirement, though it is expected that libraries provide staff time to run the program.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The Zip Books program provides library users with speedy access to books that are not available at their local libraries. A patron requests the item, the library purchases it from Amazon, and the book is shipped directly to the patron’s home. When finished, the patron returns the item to the library and the library adds it to the collection.

Funding geography: Applicants must be located in California.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.