KANKAKEE – State Senator Patrick Joyce announced nine libraries in the 40th District are set to receive a combined total of nearly $201,000 for library services and programming.
“The public library is a place where everyone is welcome and given an opportunity to learn," said Joyce (D-Kankakee). "Like with my summer book club, I am always looking for ways to get people going to their local libraries."
Through the Illinois Secretary of State’s Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants program, 639 public libraries statewide will receive nearly $18 million in grants. Libraries may use the funds to support resources and services for their communities, including books, e-books, online resources and internet access, personnel, public programming and capital expenditures.
Nine libraries in the district Joyce represents received over $201,000 in funding, including:
- Bourbonnais Public Library District, $39,363
- Fossil Ridge Public Library District, $21,024
- Kankakee Public Library, $7,379
- Limestone Township Library District, $35,476
- Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, $22,501
- Park Forest Public Library, $31,988
- Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District, $20,456
- University Park Public Library District, $10,538
- Wilmington Public Library District, $13,230
More information on available library grants can be found here.
