DES PLAINES – State Senator Laura Murphy announced ten public libraries and school districts across the 28th District are set to receive more than $520,000 for library services, enhanced programming and construction and security upgrades.
“Strong libraries keep our communities vibrant, our minds open and provide essential opportunities for people to learn,” said Murphy (D-Des Plaines). “I am committed to prioritizing support for libraries and equipping them with the resources that keep them a hub for learning and communal events.”
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 Murphy’s district, four public libraries and six school districts received funding, including:
- Des Plaines Public Library – $103,147
- Park Ridge Public Library – $67,415
- Schaumburg Township District Library – $221,586
- Niles-Maine District Library – $100,607
- Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 – $3,534
- East Maine School District 63 – $3,008
- Maine Township High School District 207 – $5,463
- Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 – $3,956
- Keeneyville Elementary School District 20 – $1,089
- Schaumburg School District 54 – $13,082
A full list of public and school libraries receiving grant funding can be found here.
