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FY07 Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grants Awarded

The Illinois State Library has announced the FY07 Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grant awards. LTLS public libraries have been awarded a total of $438,682.27 in per capita grants and $2,510.58 in equalization aid grants. Statewide, 633 libraries received per capita grants totaling $14,180,363.98 (total population 11,589,999; $1.2235 per person). LTLS libraries received grants as follows:

Arcola Public Library District, $6,478.43
Arthur Public Library District, $6,236.18
Bement Public Library District, $2,958.42
Casey Township Library, $5,109.34
Catlin Public Library District, $3,857.70
Champaign Public Library, $83,147.84
Charleston Carnegie Public Library, $25,875.80
Chrisman Public Library, $1,612.57
Cisco, Willow Branch Township Library, $956.78
Cissna Park Community Library District, $2,287.95
Clifton, Central Citizens’ Library District, $6,187.24
Danville Public Library, $41,481.54
Fairmount, Vance Township Library, $1,256.53
Georgetown Public Library, $4,438.86
Gibson City, Moyer District Library, $6,912.78
Gilman-Danforth District Library, $3,730.45
Homer Community Library, $1,468.20
Hoopeston Public Library District, $12,885.90
Kansas Community Memorial Library, $1,030.19
Loda, A. Herr Smith & E. E. Smith Loda Township Library, $1,703.11
Mahomet Public Library District, $12,373.26
Mansfield, Blue Ridge Township Public Library, $1,730.03
Marshall Area Public Library District, $5,170.51
Marshall Public Library, $4,613.82
Martinsville Public Library District, $3,055.08
Mattoon Public Library, $22,379.04
Melvin Public Library, $751.23
Milford District Library, $3,118.70
Monticello, Allerton Public Library, $6,856.49
Newman Regional Library District, $1,468.20
Oakwood Public Library District, $8,768.82
Ogden Rose Public Library, $909.06
Onarga Community Public Library District, $4,824.26
Paris Carnegie Public Library, $11,105.71
Paxton Carnegie Library, $5,536.34
Philo Public Library District, $2,163.15
Piper City Public Library District, $1,405.80
Potomac Public Library, $833.20
Rantoul Public Library, $15,805.17
Ridge Farm, Elwood Township Carnegie Library, $2,045.69
Saint Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library, $5,641.56
Sheldon Public Library District, $2,547.33
Sidell District Library, $2,991.46
Sidney Community Library, $1,299.36
Tolono Public Library District, $11,334.50
Tuscola Public Library, $5,442.13
Urbana Free Library, $45,712.41
Villa Grove, Camargo Township District Library, $4,935.60
Watseka Public Library, $6,937.25
West Union District Library, $1,118.28
Westville Public Library District, $16,193.02, Equalization Aid $2,510.58

Lorado Taft Historian to Speak at Danville Public Library

Oregon (Illinois) author, librarian, and historian Jan Stilson will speak about “Lorado Taft and the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony” at a book signing on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at 3 p.m. in the library’s first floor meeting room. Copies of Stilson’s book, Art and Beauty in the Heartland: The Story of Eagle's Nest Camp at Oregon, Illinois, 1898-1942, will be available for purchase and autographing after the program. The program is sponsored by the Danville Public Library and the Old Town Preservation Association of Danville. For more information, go to http://www.danville.lib.il.us/news.htm#News%20Bulletins. If you have a Lorado Taft story, arrange a time to speak with Stilson on April 14 by contacting Call Barb Nolan at 217-477-5223, Ext. 113, or [email protected].

Champaign PL Launches Business Site

The Champaign Public Library has launched Business Know-How, a new web site geared to the business community.  The new site will focus on Champaign and Urbana businesses with information for business owners and new start-ups.  The site provides access to local business resources, facts culled from years of business reference questions asked at the library, databases, and an interactive wiki.  A new service, "Ask an Expert", features guest experts who will answer questions posted by visitors.  For further information, contact Melissa Records at the library at 217-403-2081 or by email at [email protected].

GCMS Middle School Receives State Award

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley’s middle school is one of six middle schools in the state to be designated this year as an “Illinois Horizon School: Schools to Watch” by the Association of Illinois Middle Schools. The award recognizes the school for overall excellence. Read more in the News-Gazette article.

Mattoon Middle School

Peg Kehret, Author of Abduction! will be at Mattoon Middle School,Thursday, March 22nd. She will make a public presentation at 7:00 p.m. in the Wildcat Gymnasium. Ms. Kehret will be autographing immediately following her presentation.

Environmental Fiction - New Reference Guide Published

Laura Barnes and Lauren Bordson of the Illinois Waste Management & Resource Center Library (IWMRC) have published a reference guide entitled Environmental Novels: An Annotated Bibliography.  The new guide provides brief annotations for about 125 selected fiction works in the Romance, Genre Fiction, General Fiction, Science Fiction & Horror, and Juvenile & YA categories. The new guide is part of a series of environmental reference guides published by the library.

Danville Public Library Book Sale

The Danville Pubic Library will have a book sale Saturday March 24 from 9 am to 4:30 pm. The book sale is sponsored by the Friends of the library. Check out the News-Gazette story on the book sale.

Bement Seeking Tax Increase

Bement Library is seeking a tax rate increase in the upcoming April election. They hope to double the rate to 30 cents per $100 of assessed value. This will mean about $50 for an owner of a home valued at $100,000. The library has not had a rate increase in 71 years. Good luck to the library board and staff. Read about ths proposed increase in the News-Gazette.

Danville Non-Resident Library Card Scholarship

Angelo and Alberta Anaclerio of Danville are providing a scholarship program to support the purchase of non-resident library cards for residents living outside the Danville Public Library Taxing District. It is a unique approach by dedicate library supporters to help those less fortunate. For the complete story on this offering check the Commercial News article.

Cat in the Hat Birthday Celebration

In honor of Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat’s 50th birthday, Alison Marley, Librarian at Kansas Community Memorial Library, dressed up as the Cat in the Hat and read to the Project Help and K through 2nd grades at the Kansas School. She also wore her costume to the public library that afternoon.