Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded $28.3 million for library services and literacy ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — After recent threats against libraries and their workers in Illinois and around the country, state lawmakers are putting in protections to ensure the spaces stay safe. Secretary of ...

Starting next year, Illinois public libraries must stock opioid overdose antidotes and train staff, a move supporters say ...

Librarians statewide are preparing to meet an influx of book challenges if a nationwide censorship trend comes to Illinois. “We’ve not seen as many widespread orchestrated challenges or campaigns in ...

An Illinois bill that outlaws the banning of books in public libraries in the state was signed into law by Gov JB. Pritzker on June 12, 2023. The new Illinois law will go into effect on Jan. 1 2024, ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law on Monday which eliminates book bans, requiring public libraries in the state to ensure they offer a diverse range of materials.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rare Book and Manuscript Library—which occupies a vault within the main library—closed February 25 to address a mold outbreak. No more than 5% of the 300 ...

(WAND) - Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias has awarded more than $1.3 million to 2,484 Illinois public school libraries. The grants are awarded in the spring of every fiscal ...

SPRINGFIELD — Amid coordinated efforts throughout the nation to ban books from library shelves, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has drafted legislation designed to support public and ...

METRO EAST ST. LOUIS Governor JB Pritzker has signed Illinois House Bill 1910, a measure amending the Illinois Local Library ...

Carlinville Public Library has received a $10,000 Illinois Arts Council grant, a three-year award supporting arts programs, ...