The Bolivar Free Library has received a grant for 2026 from The Pilcrow Foundation and donor-supported Bonus books. 101 children’s books were granted.
- Pilcrow Foundation Books with support from the Bolivar Community:
- Nothing Else But Miracles–Kate Albus
- Pocket Bear–Katherine Applegate
- I’m Going to Build a Snowman–Jasher Awan
- Towed By Toad–Jasher Awan
- Spark–Chris Baron
- A Bear, a Bee, and a Honey Tree–Daniel Bernstrom
- Wolf Cub–James Bird
- The Library of Unruly Treasures–Jeanne Birdsall
- Across the Desert–Dusti bowling
- The Night War–Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Return to Sender–Vera Brosgol
- Winter Magic–Robert Burleigh
- Ripley: Fire Station Five–W. Bruce Cameron
- What Happened to You?–James Catchpole
- The Frindle Files–Andrew Clements
- Grimmworld 1: Witch in the Woods–Michaelbrent Collings
- Grimmworld 2: Big Bad Wolf–Michaelbrent Collings
- Evergreen–Matthew Cordell
- Fairy Walk– Gaia Cornwall
- We Still Belong–Christine Day
- The Library Dragon–Carmen Deedy
- Ferris–Kate DiCamillo
- Lost Evangeline–Kate DiCamillo
- Orris and Timble: Lost and Found–Kate DiCamillo
- Orris and Timble: The Beginning–Kate DiCamillo
- The Hotel Balzaar–Kate DiCamillo
- The Puppets of Spelhorst–Kate DiCamillo
- Out of My Heart–Sharon Draper
- The Eyes and the Impossible–Dave Eggers
- Class1: Emma McKenna, Full Out–Kat Fajardo
- And Then, Boom!–Lisa Fipps
- Mine!–Candace Fleming
- Not Nothing–Gayle Forman
- Aggie and the Ghost–Matthew Forsythe
- The Swallow Who Stayed–Philip Giordano
- No Is All I Know!–Chris Grabenstein
- Moonleapers–Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Treasure 1: The Secret Letters–Margaret Peterson Haddix
- Love Is in the Bear–Judith Henderson
- Wrecker–Carl Hiaasen
- Wonder Wings: Guess Who’s Flying–Rebecca Hirsch
- Gigi and Ojiji–Melissa Iwai
- Safe at Last–Richard Jones
- Monster Hands–Karen Kane
- Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle–Nina Lacour
- Mr Fox’s Game of “No!”–David Larochelle
- The Truth About Dragons–Julie Leung
- The Dinosaur Next Door–David Litchfield
- ‘Ohana Means Family–Ilima Loomis
- Noodles on a Bicycle–Kyo Maclear
- Peggy the Always Sorry Pigeon–Wendy Meddour
- Home in a Lunchbox–Cherry Mo
- Molly…You Can’t Catch Me!–Catherine Rayner
- Hot Dog–Doug Salati
- Eat Like a Bear–April Sayre
- My Daddy is a Cowboy–Stephanie Seales
- Books Aren’t for Eating–Carlie Sorosiak
- Fox Has a Problem–Corey Tabor
- Fox Plays Ball–Corey Tabor
- The Polar Bear and the Ballerina–Eric Velasquez
- Go, Sloth, Go!–Toni Yuly
Health & Wellness Books from Dr. Bill Strawbridge and Dr. Meg Wallhagen
- Holding on for Dear Life–Dusti Bowling
- At the Edge of Lost–Martha Brokenbrough
- All Gone!–Carolina Buzio
- Let’s Go!–Carolina Buzio
- Broken–X. Fang
- The One About the Blackbird–Melanie Florence
- The Way to Happy–Alison Green Myers
- Wish in a Tree–Linda Mullaly Hunt
- How to Draw a Tree–David Larochelle
- My Feet Go–Ammi-Joan Paquette
- The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez–Jasminne Paulino
- Yumi and Monster–Kam Redlawsk
- The Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter–Barbara Roberts
- A Sky That Sings–Anita Sanchez
- When I Feel Lonely–Britta Teckentrup
Math & Science Books from Mr. Hal Berenson and Mrs. Laura Ackerman
- The Monarch–Kirsten Hall
- Tip Tap! Went the Crab–Tim Hopgood