Scholarship

2025 Scholarship recipient Harper Egge, graduate of Roosevelt High School, Des Moines

"Now it’s summer and I am once again tasked with finding a good way to spend it. I look to my future as a freshman in college studying film and television direction. My dream is to become a professional storyteller, using a script and a camera to tell my own stories. I’m nervous about the challenge of my classes. But I am reminded of other seemingly impossible things I’ve achieved, thanks to libraries and books. I thought about everything that led me to being able to work through The Brothers Karamazov: I thought about struggling to sound out the big words in The Magic Treehouse. About Mrs. Hankenson giving me books above my reading level to encourage me to reach higher. I thought about those huge Harry Potter books I loved. And I think back to the Summer Reading Challenge, and how it was so much more than just something to do over the summer. It sparked a lifelong love of storytelling and challenged me to achieve new heights. I take all these memories and more with me on this next chapter of my life." 

The Friends of Franklin Avenue Library 2025 College Scholarship - awarded in memory of Dennis Grant Moore.

The Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library, a 501(c)(3) organization supporting the Franklin Avenue Library, has established an annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000.   

Apply Online: 2025 Scholarship Application 

Application Deadline: June 15, 2025

Applications that are incomplete, inaccurate, or received after the deadline will not be considered.

Scholarship Eligibility:

To qualify for the scholarship, the applicant must be a high school senior graduating during the 2024-2025 school year.

Selection Considerations:

Each applicant will be considered for the scholarship based on the following:

• Completed application form

• Reflective essay (minimum 250 words)

Reflective Essay: The applicant will submit an original, non-published, typed, double-spaced essay on this topic: How has the Franklin Avenue Library, or libraries in general, helped you achieve your academic goals and influenced or impacted your personal life?                                                                                                                                                

Scholarship Details:

• Selection of the scholarship will be at the sole discretion of the Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library Board of Directors.

• Students whose parents or grandparents are current members of the Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library Board of Directors are not eligible to apply.                                              

• The scholarship award will be deposited directly with the college/university.

Awards Ceremony: The recipient of the scholarship will be notified by July 10, 2025. The recipient will also be announced on the Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library website and Facebook page as well as various library publications. The Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library Board of Directors will award the education scholarship at a Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library membership meeting on Saturday, July 19th at 11am at the Franklin Library.