Illinois Compiled Statutes 75 ILCS 10 Illinois Library System Act. Section 1

    (75 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 111)

    Sec. 1. Because the state has a financial responsibility in promoting public education, and because the public library is a vital agency serving all levels of the educational process, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to encourage the improvement of free public libraries and to encourage cooperation among all types of libraries in promoting the sharing of library resources. In keeping with this policy, provision is hereby made for a program of state grants designed to establish, develop and operate a network of library systems covering the entire state.

(Source: P.A. 83-411.)

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