Laura Bush Foundation for Americas Libraries

May 14, 2026

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2026 Summer Reading List for Kids

May 8, 2025

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2025 Summer Reading List for Kids

May 14, 2024

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2024 Summer Reading List for Kids

May 5, 2023

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2023 Summer Reading List for Kids

Recommended reading for youngest, elementary, and middle school readers.

May 15, 2022

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2022 Summer Reading List for Kids

Recommended reading for youngest, elementary, and middle school readers.

Feb 11, 2022

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2022 Winter Reading List

Recommended reading list for America's youngest readers.

Video · Dec 5, 2021

Conversations with a Librarian: Medrano Junior High School

We recently visited one of the 2020 Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries awardees and learned how the grant has helped the children at the school.

Oct 11, 2021

Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries and First Book Webinar

At the end of September, First Book joined the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries grant awardees to discuss how best to use grant funds.

May 17, 2021

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2021 Summer Reading List for Kids

Recommended reading for youngest, elementary, and middle school readers.

Jul 22, 2020

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2020 Summer Reading List for Kids

Recommended reading for youngest, elementary, and middle school readers.

Jul 9, 2019

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2019 Summer Reading List for Kids

Recommended reading for elementary and intermediate readers.

Dec 21, 2018

Domestic Excellence: A Look Back at 2018

As we look back on 2018, we celebrate some of the top moments from the Bush Institute’s work in domestic excellence.

Oct 5, 2018

Rebuilding School Libraries in Puerto Rico

Scholastic's Darlene Vazquez recounts the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Maria and shares how the Laura Bush Foundation’s 2017 Disaster Relief grants have benefited school libraries and students.

Aug 2, 2018

Mrs. Laura Bush's Recommended Reading List: Comfort Books

Mrs. Laura Bush shares her favorite comfort books for kids.

Jun 7, 2018

Mrs. Laura Bush's Recommended Reading List: Intermediate Readers

Check out Mrs Laura Bush's favorite books for intermediate readers.

May 16, 2018

Mrs. Laura Bush's Recommended Reading List: Family Reading

Check out some of Mrs. Laura Bush's favorite books to read aloud as a family.

Feb 5, 2018

School Raises $1K for Laura Bush Foundation’s 2017 Disaster Relief Initiative During Annual Coin Collecting Contest

"Our students love to read and want to share that experience, too.”

Dec 20, 2017

Domestic Excellence: A Look Back At 2017

As we celebrate 2017, we reflect on some of the top moments from the Bush Institute's Domestic Excellence Impact Center, home to the Military Service Initiative, Economic Growth Initiative, Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, and Education Reform Initiative.

Nov 15, 2017

Finding Hope and Community

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in September 2005, debris was everywhere. No matter where you drove, you could see the dark, oily line where the water had risen.

May 19, 2017

School Libraries Play an Indispensable Role

Today, Mrs. Laura Bush announced that more than $930,000 is being distributed to 160 school libraries from 38 states across the country through the 2017 library grants from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries.

Apr 4, 2017

Follow President and Mrs. Bush's Visit to Namibia and Botswana

President and Mrs. Bush are in Botswana and Namibia from April 4 through 7, demonstrating their continued commitment to the people of Africa through the work of the George W. Bush Institute's global leadership programs.

Dec 14, 2016

School Libraries & Literacy: Past, Present, and Future

Nov 2, 2016

Laura Bush Foundation School Library Grants Open: Tell Us How You Enhance #Literacy Skills

Dec 18, 2015

The Year in Review for the Bush Institute's Education Reform Initiative

Increasing student achievement. Improving the quality of our schools for every child. These remain the most important goals of the Bush...

May 20, 2015

Takeaways from the Laura Bush Foundation’s Austin Visit

This week, Mrs. Laura Bush visited Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy in Austin, Texas, to announce the 2015 library grants from the Laura...