SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias (jə-NOO-lee-əs) is awarding more than $1.4 million to qualifying public school districts to the benefit of 2,713 school libraries throughout Illinois.
The grants, awarded once every fiscal year, will support school library services for 1.2 million 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.
A full list of all libraries receiving grants and the amount is listed in the document below: