Bibliomedia Switzerland is a public foundation that supports reading promotion and library development across Switzerland, mainly by providing loaned media collections and practical infrastructure support rather than traditional cash grants. Its funding is especially oriented toward starting, re-opening, or strengthening municipal and public libraries, with an emphasis on access to books, literacy, and culturally responsive library services. It also appears to support partner organizations and field-building initiatives that improve library practice, reading animation, and mediation formats for children, youth, and multilingual communities.
Primarily in-kind support through long-term loans of starter media collections, typically for about 3 years, with recipients paying a modest annual supporter contribution. Support is program-based and Switzerland-only, focused on new or reorganized public libraries and related field-strengthening initiatives rather than open, unrestricted grantmaking.
Grants parsed from this funder's most recently published annual report.
| Recipient | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Bibliomedia | 15'257 prêts | 2027 | — |
| Histoires à res | de 9'752 coffrets en français a été | 2027 | — |
| Notre t | en 2025 | 2027 | — |
| à voix haute av | 5. L’Office de la culture du canton | 2027 | — |
| I libri fisici | tati 24'895, con | 2026 |
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| si è registrato un | di 2'470 prestiti | 2026 | — |
| caratterizzerà la prima | metà del 2026. | 2026 | — |
| Le trasformazi | oni avviate nel 2025 non | 2026 | — |
| aumento significati | 2025. Il totale | 2026 | — |
| una crescita di 2 | spetto al 2024. | 2026 | — |
| relazioni, il dialogo e lo | di 1'988 unità | 2026 | — |
| è stato di 186'659, | mento di 1'988 | 2026 | — |
| comunali, 54 bibli | stiche, 90 sedi | 2026 | — |
| diminuzione di 48 | 67, il totale). | 2026 | — |
| di scuole elementa | e 18 istituzioni. | 2026 | — |
| haben Bibliomedia 2 | 2025 wurden 4'909 fremdsp | 2025 | — |
| zusammen einen | wir 2025 rund 2'500 Neukund: | 2025 | — |
| Total/Totale | 292'454 | 2025 | — |
| Arts&Crafts sowie | wurden 184'992-mal ausgeli | 2025 | — |
| Total/Totale | 98'345 | 2025 | — |
| Total : Beiträge zweckgebu | 57'485.00 | 2025 | — |
| ZH | 47'383 | 2025 | — |
| BE | 41'826 | 2025 | — |
| VD | 41'018 | 2025 | — |
| Stadt Winterthur (Departem | Fr. 300.00 | 2025 | — |
| GE | 25'996 | 2025 | — |
| VS | 24'786 | 2025 | — |
| LU | 23'321 | 2025 | — |
| Acquarossa, Bettingen, Birr | 20'235.00 | 2025 | — |
| TG | 20'171 | 2025 | — |
| AG | 19'851 | 2025 | — |
| BL | 19'582 | 2025 | — |
| VD | 17'105 | 2025 | — |
| Orsières, Osogna (Riviera), | 15'000.00 | 2025 | — |
| NE | 14'733 | 2025 | — |
| SO | 13'642 | 2025 | — |
| Carouge, Fribourg (Service | 12'000.00 | 2025 | — |
| SG | 11'486 | 2025 | — |
| SZ | 11'049 | 2025 | — |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds, Morge | 8'235.00 | 2025 | — |
| BS | 7'329 | 2025 | — |
| BE | 6'094 | 2025 | — |
| JU | 6'062 | 2025 | — |
| ZG | 5'777 | 2025 | — |
| VS | 5'083 | 2025 | — |
| Jahr 2025 insgesamt | von 4'637 Ausleihen im Vergl | 2025 | — |
| SH | 4'476 | 2025 | — |
| Stiftung! Markus von | Albanisch (4'460), Türkisch ( | 2025 | — |
de Bibliomedia
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di 1'988 unitàè stato di 186'659,
mento di 1'988comunali, 54 bibli
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67, il totale).di scuole elementa
e 18 istituzioni.haben Bibliomedia 2
2025 wurden 4'909 fremdspzusammen einen
wir 2025 rund 2'500 Neukund:Total/Totale
292'454Arts&Crafts sowie
wurden 184'992-mal ausgeliTotal/Totale
98'345Total : Beiträge zweckgebu
57'485.00ZH
47'383BE
41'826VD
41'018Stadt Winterthur (Departem
Fr. 300.00GE
25'996VS
24'786LU
23'321Acquarossa, Bettingen, Birr
20'235.00TG
20'171AG
19'851BL
19'582VD
17'105Orsières, Osogna (Riviera),
15'000.00NE
14'733SO
13'642Carouge, Fribourg (Service
12'000.00SG
11'486SZ
11'049La Chaux-de-Fonds, Morge
8'235.00BS
7'329BE
6'094JU
6'062ZG
5'777VS
5'083Jahr 2025 insgesamt
von 4'637 Ausleihen im VerglSH
4'476Stiftung! Markus von
Albanisch (4'460), Türkisch (Approach this as a specialized library-development program, not a general grantmaker: eligibility is centered on municipal/public libraries in Switzerland that are starting up or reopening. Applicants should be prepared to describe the library concept, local need, and how the borrowed starter collection will be used over the 3-year period; expect an in-kind loan arrangement plus an annual contribution rather than a standard cash award.
Current and upcoming funding from Bibliomedia Switzerland that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Intercultural libraries organized as associations may receive the free subscription; the page asks interested parties to get in touch with Bibliomedia.
Who can apply: Available to public libraries, school libraries, schools, childcare institutions, hospitals, care homes, and prisons; specific borrowing limits and tariff/abonnement terms apply by institution type.
Who can apply: For new setups or reorganizations of municipal libraries that could not be realized without outside help; long-term financing of operations and renewal of the collection must be secured after the Starthilfe; the library must be run according to Bibliosuisse guidelines for public libraries.
Who can apply: Available to schools, teachers, and also playgroups and childcare settings; some collections require ordering by form rather than online checkout.
Who can apply: Intended for new or reorganised municipal libraries that could not realise the project without outside help; long-term financing of library operations and ongoing collection renewal must be secured; the library must be run according to Bibliosuisse public library guidelines.
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