BUFFALO GROVE – State Senator Adriane Johnson announced 16 public libraries and school districts in the district she represents are set to receive more than $581,000 for library services, enhanced programming and construction and security upgrades.
“In the increasingly digital world we live in, libraries can be a lifeline to students, job seekers, low-income families and more,” said Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove). “By supporting their work, we’re building a bright future for our kids and our community.”
More than $27 million was awarded to over 640 public libraries and 2,500 school libraries statewide through the Illinois Secretary of State’s Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants, Security and Construction Grants and School Library Grants. The funding will support libraries’ investments in reading materials, technology, literacy programs, infrastructure improvements and security upgrades. School library grants, awarded once every fiscal year, will support student learning and literacy from kindergarten through 12th grade.
In Johnson’s district, four public libraries and twelve school districts received funding, including:
- North Chicago Public Library - $206,747
- Waukegan Public Library - $151,846
- Warren-Newport Public Library District - $113,011
- Vernon Area Public Library District - $75,150
- Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 - $11,131
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 - $4,148
- Hawthorn School District 73 - $2,959
- Kildeer Countryside School District 96 - $2,927
- Community High School District 128 - $2,735
- Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 - $2,125
- Mundelein Elementary School District 120 - $1,951
- Lincolnshire Prairie View School District 103 - $1,618
- Gurnee School District 56 - $1,514
- North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 - $1,503
- Mundelein Elementary School District 75 - $1,300
- Oak Grove School District 68 - $850
A full list of public and school libraries receiving grant funding can be found here.
