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Jesse White awards more than $1.4 million in grants to school libraries statewide

By: Newcastle Libraries

SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.4 million in School District Library Grant Program awards to 672 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school library programs will benefit from the grants. School library grants were awarded based on a formula of around $.88 per student, with a minimum grant award of $850. The School District Library Grants can be used for a number of expenses, from acquiring books and CD’s, to subscriptions and computers.
Ottawa Elementary received over $1,400 and L-P High School was awarded $1,000. Many other area schools, including DePue, Marseilles, Oglesby, Princeton and Serena all were given $850.
“As a former public school teacher and administrator, I know our school libraries are critical in helping students learn and prepare themselves for the future,” White said. “Illinois was the first state to implement a school district grant program, and I’m pleased that we can continue to provide school libraries with some of the financial resources they need to produce well-educated students.”
A complete area list of grants is below
Amboy Amboy CUSD #272 $850.00
Ashton Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD #275 $850.00
DePue DePue CUSD #103 $850.00
Grand Ridge Grand Ridge CCSD 95 $850.00
LaSalle LaSalle Elementary SD #122 $850.00
LaSalle LaSalle-Peru Township High SD #120 $1,012.79
Leland Leland CUSD #1 $850.00
Manlius Bureau Valley Community Unit School District #340 $850.00
Marseilles Marseilles Elementary SD 150 $850.00
Marseilles Miller Community Consolidated S.D. #210 $850.00
Mendota Mendota High SD 280 $850.00
Mendota Mendota Community Consolidated School District #289 $878.98
Minonk Fieldcrest CUSD #6 $850.00
Minooka Minooka CCSD 201 $3,831.17
Morris Morris Community High SD 101 $850.00
Morris Morris Elementary SD 54 $908.01
Morris Saratoga CCSD #60C $850.00
Oglesby Oglesby Elementary School District 125 $850.00
Ohio Ohio Community High SD 505 $850.00
Ohio Ohio Community SD 17 $850.00
Ottawa Ottawa Elementary SD 141 $1,432.51
Ottawa Ottawa Township High SD 140 $1,069.35
Ottawa Wallace CCSD 195 $850.00
Peru Peru Elementary School District 124 $850.0
Princeton Princeton Elementary SD 115 $850.00
Princeton Princeton Township High SD 500 $850.00
Rochelle Rochelle Elementary District #231 $1,304.49
Rochelle Rochelle Township High School District # 212 $850.00
Sandwich Sandwich CUSD #430 $1,506.89
Seneca Seneca CCSD #170 $850.00
Seneca Seneca Township High SD 160 $850.00
Serena Serena Community Unit School District #2 $850.00
Shabbona Indian Creek CUSD #425 $850.00
Spring Valley Hall High SD #502 $850.00
Spring Valley Spring Valley CUSD 99 $850.00
Streator Streator Elementary SD #44 $1,211.64
Streator Streator Township High SD #40 $850.00
Streator Woodland CUSD 5 $850.00

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