American Dream Literacy Initiative
Administered by ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services and funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the American Dream Literacy Initiative is an adult literacy program based in public libraries throughout the U.S. To date, more than 185 libraries in Dollar General communities have initiated or expanded literacy services for adult English language learners. The grants allow libraries to augment their print and digital ESL collections; increase computer access and training; provide job training; hold ELL, GED, and citizenship classes; and raise the visibility of services for immigrant populations. As part of the initiative, American Dream libraries build replicable programs, develop coalition-building strategies, and provide annotated lists of vetted resources for libraries across the country. ALA shares the libraries’ successes and strategies through our website, on webinars, and at state, regional, and national conferences. Through library-delivered services and community partnerships, the program serves thousands of English language learners and their families.
Details
Frequency: Annual
Grant Information
Title | Year | |
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Lebanon County Library District
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Maplewood Memorial Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
McAllen Public Library System
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Bemis Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
North Bergen Free Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
McAllen Public Libary System
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Campbell County Public Library System
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
North Miami Beach Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Cresskill Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Queens Borough Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
David A. Howe Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Perry Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
The Ferguson Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Plainfield Public Library (RAILS)
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
First Regional Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
South Brunswick Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Gail Borden Public Library District
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Terrebonne Parish Library System
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
Keyport Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) | |
West Orange Public Library
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) |
Title | Year | |
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2016
2016 - No Awards Given |
2016 - No Awards Given |
Title | Year | |
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2015
2015 - No Awards Given |
2015 - No Awards Given |
Title | Year | |
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Bridgeport Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Martin Library, York County Library System
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Sioux Center Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Houston Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Waukegan Public Library, RAILS
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Irving Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Zion-Benton Public Library District
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Bedford Public Library System
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Pinson Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Louisville Free Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Faulkner/Van Buren Regional Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Leanna Hicks Inkster Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Mississippi County Library System
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
East Brunswick Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
A. K. Smiley Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Paterson Free Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Azusa City Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Plainsboro Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Camarena Memorial Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Pueblo City-County Library District
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) | |
Perry Public Library
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) |
Title | Year | |
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2012
2012 - No Awards Given |
2012 - No Awards Given |
Title | Year | |
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2011
2011 - No Awards Given |
2011 - No Awards Given |
Title | Year | |
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Homer Township Public Library District
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Sayre Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Burke County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Hamtramck Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Portage County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Wilderness Coast Public Libraries
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Bentonville Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Hobbs Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Kill Devil Hills Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Mississippi Valley Library District
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Abbeville County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Citrus County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Burke County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Jackson County Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Moriarty Community Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Northwestern Regional Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Plainfield Public Library District
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Dillon County Library, Dillon County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Hialeah Public Libraries
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
High Plains Library District, Weld Library District
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Citrus County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Ruidoso Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Salem County Bookmobile Library, Salem County Library Commission
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Summit Public Library District
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Sumter County Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Hooper Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Pasquotank-Camden Library, East Albemarle Regional Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Hialeah Public Libraries
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Town of Bernalillo Martha Liebert Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Dorchester County Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Wood Dale Public Library, DuPage Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Arlington Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Jackson County Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Public Library of Johnston County & Smithfield
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Mississippi County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Lee County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Onondaga County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Memphis Public Library & Information Center
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Lebanon Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
El Paso Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
James V. Brown Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Randolph County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
North Port Library, Sarasota County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Wilderness Coast Public Libraries
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Westlake Porter Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Independence Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Harris County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Lee County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Leonia Public Library, Bergen County Cooperative Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Harrisburg District Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Roddenbery Memorial Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Wood County District Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Loudoun County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Boone County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Irving Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
North Port Library, Sarasota County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Passaic Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Schaumburg Township District Library, RAILS
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Berwyn Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Tulsa City County Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Kewanee Public Library District
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Carroll County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Little Elm Public Library, North Texas Regional Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Pima County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Piscataway Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Prince George's County Memorial Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Bloomington Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Eva K. Bowlby Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Athens-Clarke County Library, Athens Regional Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Lexington Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Thomas Jefferson Library, Fairfax County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Roddenbery Memorial Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Rockaway Township Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Russell County Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Cahokia Public Library District, Lewis and Clark Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Osterhout Free Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Bentonville Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Wicomico Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Madison Public Library, South Central Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Wauconda Area Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Vineland Public Library
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) | |
Atlantic County Library System
2010 - Winner(s) |
2010 - Winner(s) |
Title | Year | |
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2009
2009 - No Awards Given |
2009 - No Awards Given |
Title | Year | |
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Southfield Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Beardstown Houston Memorial Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Hooper Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Greenbrier Library, Chesapeake Public Library System
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
High Plains Library District, Weld Library District
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Melrose Park Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Clovis-Carver Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Chandler Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Milwaukee Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Moline Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Literacy Link - Leamos, Silver City Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Pima County Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Town and Country Public Library District
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Guilderland Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Prescott Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Wauconda Area Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Highland Branch Library, Rochester Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Douglas County Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Waukegan Public Library, RAILS
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Morley Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Lafayette Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Frankfort Conmmunity Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Martin Library, York County Library System
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Ruby Sisson Memorial Library, Upper San Juan Library District
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Dodge City Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Greenville County Library System
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Boynton Beach City Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Gallatin County Public Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
York County Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Pinewoods Library and Learning Center, Athens Regional Library System
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Kent District Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Sterling Municipal Library
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) | |
Acorn Public Library District
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) |
To be eligible for funding, the applicant institution must be a public library serving adult English language learners and must be within 20 miles of a Dollar General Store, distribution center or corporate office.