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‘I was gonna have to cut staff members’: State funding saves library jobs in Belvidere
Over 600 public libraries, including multiple libraries in Northern Illinois, received grants of up to $102,227.83 to support ...
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Central Illinois libraries offer fun, promoting reading
Libraries throughout Central Illinois offer summer reading programs. Check out the fun and educational events they are ...
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Library Voices
Should libraries even be quiet? Libraries now must redefine what “quiet” even is. A library is a roof over a public square, and it might get loud in there.
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Illinois boosts library funds as feds cut them - POLITICO
Illinois boosts library funds as feds cut them By SHIA KAPOS 07/01/2025 08:10 AM EDT ...
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Old Petersburg library building poised to be transformed into an African-American history museum - Richmond Times-Dispatch
For generations of Petersburg residents, the stately 19th-century home on Sycamore Street was the city’s public library. For Wayne M. Crocker, the William R. McKenney Memorial Building is ...
After nearly a quarter century helping run the La Grange library, a chapter is ending for longtime trustee
La Grange Library Trustee Becky Spratford has decided that after 24 years, it’s time to end the chapter and retire.
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What's coming up at Illinois Prairie District Public Library
The following are activities planned over the next six days related to the Illinois Prairie District Public Library: All ...
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Giannoulias Awarding $20 Million in Grants to Benefit Illinois Libraries
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is awarding nearly $20 million in grant funding to libraries across ...
Quincy Herald-Whig6d
State grant supports planned North Pike library branch
Library Grants SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nearly $20 million in grant funding to libraries across the state has been announced by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office to ensure access to quality ...