Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded more than $1.3 million to 2484 Illinois Public School Libraries throughout Illinois.
The grants, awarded in the spring of every fiscal year, support School Library services for Illinois students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade. Resources and services provided through the grant include library books, e-books, audiobooks, periodicals, multilingual materials, technology, and programs.
Based on a statutory formula, School Districts receive $0.885 per student, for their enrollment at each school having a qualified library. Funding for the program originates from the General Revenue Fund and is appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly.
These area School Districts each received $850: Erie; River Bend (Fulton); Morrison; Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico;Rock Falls Elementary; Rock Falls Township High School. Sterling CUSD 5 received $2624.91.
“Illinois students deserve to have access to quality library resources, including learning materials, books,and online services, at our public schools,” Giannoulias said. “Libraries serve as places of knowledge, learning, and discovery, and this funding will help equip them to educate and inspire our future generations.”