The Friends make grants to support and strengthen the programs, collection and services of The Seattle Public Library to raise them to a level of excellence beyond the baseline funding provided by the City of Seattle. Grants are made only to The Seattle Public Library and The Seattle Public Library Foundation. The Friends are always interested in using their grants to secure matching funds for the Library and in funding projects which provide visibility for the Friends.
2012 Library Grants:
| Library Levy Campaign | $ 25,000 |
| 2012 Summer Reading Program | $ 25,000 |
| Youth Programming | $ 30,000 |
| Staff Training | $ 5,000 |
| GiveBIG for Books | $ 5,000 |