SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Patrick Joyce secured more than $21,000 in grants to provide resources for twelve public school libraries in the 40th District.
“In this new age of technology, we cannot forget about our school libraries,” said Joyce (D-Essex). “School libraries are the birthplace of strong reading habits, research skills and student achievement.”
More than $1.3 million was awarded to 2,484 Illinois public school libraries through the Secretary of State’s School District Library Grant Program. Resources and services supported through the grant include library books, e-books, audiobooks, periodicals, multilingual materials, technology and programs.
The following school districts in the 40th District received a total of $21,226:
- Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 – $1,949
- Bradley Elementary School District 61 – $1,006
- Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School 307 – $1,567
- Reed-Custer Community School District 255U – $1,109
- Bloom Township High School District 206 – $2,725
- Chicago Heights School District 170 – $2,143
- Flossmoor Elementary School District 161 – $1,952
- Herscher Community Unit School District 2 – $1,371
- Kankakee School District 111 – $3,619
- Manhattan Elementary School District 114 – $1,582
- Steger School District 194 – $1,199
- Wilmington School District 209U – $1,004
The grants, awarded once every fiscal year, will support school library services for over one million students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade across the state.
View a list of the school libraries that received funding here.
