The LBSS Endowment Fund was established in 2007 using funds donated by the Board of the Library Book Selection Service from its dissolution. The funds have been invested, with income from the investments being used to give grants of book sets to schools and libraries. The annual grants are awarded to a limited number of qualifying institutions enrolled in the Illinois Readers’ Choice Awards: Monarch, Bluestem, Caudill, or Lincoln programs. A second grant, the Feed Your Need grant, is awarded to provide non-fiction materials to schools to assist in meeting standards for school libraries. The goal of the Fund is to promote reading by providing quality literature to Illinois children and teens. As additional funds become available, the number of book sets offered annually will increase to further support and encourage reading by students of varying ages. We greatly appreciate any support you may offer to help us in this endeavor.