Skolebibliotek

This grant program provides school libraries in primary and lower secondary education with access to new Norwegian books through direct distribution. The program purchases and distributes culture fund books aimed at children and young people to school libraries. Elementary schools receive books for grades 1-10, while secondary schools receive books for grades 5-10. The books distributed are either enrolled in the automatic purchase scheme for new Norwegian fiction for children and young people, or purchased by the Arts Council through selective purchase schemes for fiction, non-fiction, comics, and translated literature. The grant is provided in the form of books rather than monetary funding, and comes in addition to the school's existing library budget. Schools are required to receive and disseminate all books included in the program until the current funding period ends in 2026, and must retain the books for at least five years.