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$1,285,535,725 returned to Idaho since 1989! VIP Club
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Bucks for Books

Application period for Bucks For Books is August 15 – September 30, 2024. Click here to submit your application

Each fall the Idaho Lottery collaboratively partners with the Idaho Commission for Libraries on a campaign to improve early education literacy. In its first three years, through Bucks for Books, the Idaho Lottery has awarded 89 elementary schools a total of $225,000 for new book acquisitions. Click here to learn more

Donate your VIP Club points to any one of the 20 elementary schools across Idaho. 20 points funds one book per school. To donate and see the schools on the list, go to the VIP Club Rewards center and click on “Do Good Donations.”

Here are the 20 schools across Idaho who received a Bucks for Books award in 2023. Check them out below:

Click on one of the schools to be taken to their VIP donation link.

Central Idaho:
Stanley Elementary/Jr. High School
, Stanley = $3,000
Palouse Area:
Troy Elementary
, Troy = $2,000
North Idaho:
West Ridge Elementary, Post Falls = $1,000
Calder Elementary, Calder = $1,000
South Central Idaho:
Bliss Elementary, Bliss = $3,000
Murtaugh
, Murtaugh = $3,000
Carey Elementary School, Carey = $3,000
East Idaho:
Connor Academy, Chubbuck = $2,000
Ridge Crest Elementary, Blackfoot = $3,000
Fort Hall Elementary, Fort Hall = $1,000
Dora Erickson Elementary, Idaho Falls = $3,000
Ethel Boyes Elementary, Idaho Falls = $2,000
Summit Hills Elementary, Idaho Falls = $3,000
Kennedy Elementary, Rexburg= $2,000
Cottonwood Elementary, Rigby = $3,000
Southwest Idaho:
Future Public School, Garden City = $3,000
Chief Joseph School of the Arts, Meridian = $3,000
Pat Anderson School at Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center, Caldwell = $3,000
Lakevue Elementary, Nampa = $3,000
Sherman Elementary School
, Nampa = $3,000

How Bucks for Books Started:

In 2019, the Idaho Lottery learned 28 percent of Idaho elementary schools had a library budget of less than $100 per year for book procurement. In reality, it would take nearly $8,000 every year per school to maintain the library collection students need to succeed. With that in mind, the Idaho Lottery worked with the Idaho Commission for Libraries to start Bucks For Books. Literacy has been a focus of Idaho Governor Brad Little since he took office in 2019. Getting all Idaho students reading at grade level by the third grade is imperative as that is the point where students transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. Having a well-stocked library and the ability for all students to take books home is crucial in getting all Idaho students where they need to be.

How Idaho Public Schools get awards:

We award Bucks for Books awards once a year! Watch for a link here in August to apply to get $1,000 - $3,000 cash awards for your library.