Chapter 75, LIBRARIES

(75 ILCS 23/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-884, eff. 1-13-03.)

(75 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 45.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Township Library Bond Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 73.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Village Library and Gymnasium Tax Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 30/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 16.2h) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Township Library Bond Validation (1969) Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 60/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 31.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Library Incorporation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 25/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 16.1h) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Township Library Bond Validation (1963) Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 55/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 27.99) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Library Property Sale Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 16b.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Village Library Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 65/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 40.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Libraries in Parks Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 29.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Chicago Public Library Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 45/0.01) (from Ch. 81, par. 27.31h) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Village Library Conversion Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(75 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 41) Sec. 1. That the corporate authorities of cities and park districts, or any board of park commissioners having the control or supervision of any public park or parks, are hereby authorized to permit any free public library, organized under th…

(75 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 30) Sec. 1. The Chicago Public Library is authorized to take possession of the piece of ground now known as Dearborn Park, in that part of the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, known as the Fort Dearborn Addition to Chicago, and bounded on the …

(75 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 16.3) Sec. 1. Where in any township, prior to the time this Act becomes effective, a majority of the votes cast at an election on the proposition to issue township library bonds were in favor of such proposition, and the ballots used and notice g…

(75 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 16c) Sec. 1. The board of trustees of any village shall have authority to establish and maintain a free, public library therein in any premises which may be available or which may be donated to such village for library purposes. The board may acc…

(75 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 27.32) Sec. 1. When, prior to the effective date of this Act, any petition for conversion of a village public library to a library district was heard and approved in a judicial proceeding in a Circuit Court, and no appeal therefrom was taken, and…

(75 ILCS 70/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 1201) Sec. 1. (a) The registration and circulation records of a library are confidential information. No person shall publish or make any information contained in such records available to the public unless: (1) required to do so under a court or…

(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 en…

(75 ILCS 12/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the License to Read Act. (Source: P.A. 103-267, eff. 6-30-23.)

(75 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 74) Sec. 1. The corporate authorities of any village of 2,500 population or less, in which a free public library and gymnasium has been established by public and private, or public or private, grant or donation, absolutely or in trust, on land co…

(75 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 28) Sec. 1. That whenever any library association organized under any law of this state, and owning any real or personal property in this state, shall desire to sell or lease the same, or any part thereof, absolutely or with conditions, to the bo…

(75 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 16.2) Sec. 1. Where in any township, prior to the time this Act becomes effective, a majority of the votes cast at an election on the proposition to issue township library bonds were in favor of such proposition, and the ballots used and notice g…

(75 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 46) Sec. 1. That for the purpose of erecting, repairing or improving library buildings or purchasing sites for library buildings, the directors of any township library, organized under the laws of this state, when thereunto authorized by majority…

(75 ILCS 60/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 32) Sec. 1. Where property, real or personal, has heretofore been or shall hereafter be bequeathed by will or granted, conveyed or donated by deed or other instrument, to trustees to be applied by them to the foundation and establishment in any o…

(75 ILCS 10/1.1) (from Ch. 81, par. 111.1) Sec. 1.1. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Library System Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(75 ILCS 65/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-10…

(75 ILCS 10/10) (from Ch. 81, par. 120) Sec. 10. Each library system receiving state aid shall furnish an annual report and such information regarding its library service as the State Librarian may from time to time require. The State Librarian may revoke his approval of a librar…

(75 ILCS 12/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "E-audiobook" means an audio recording of a text document that is read out loud in an electronic format that is listened to on a computer, tablet, smart phone, or other electronic device. "E-book" means a text document th…

(75 ILCS 10/13) (from Ch. 81, par. 123) Sec. 13. In the event that the board of directors of a library system determines to terminate the system and to cause liquidation thereof, the board of directors of the library system shall submit an application to the State Librarian toget…

(75 ILCS 10/14) (from Ch. 81, par. 124) Sec. 14. In the event that the board of library directors or trustees of any public library or the governing authority of any other type of library determines to withdraw from a library system, the board of library directors or trustees or …

(75 ILCS 10/14.5) Sec. 14.5. Adjustment of the geographic boundaries of library systems. The State Librarian, in consultation with the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee, shall review the geographic boundaries of the library systems a minimum of once every 10 years and mak…

(75 ILCS 12/15) Sec. 15. Electronic licenses. (a) The State Librarian may negotiate with publishers of e-books and e-audiobooks on behalf of libraries on reasonable terms that would enable libraries to acquire necessary licenses to provide library users with access to e-books or …

(75 ILCS 10/15) (from Ch. 81, par. 125) Sec. 15. Any person wishing to make donations of money, personal property or real estate for the benefit of any library system may vest title to such property in the board of directors of such library system to be held and controlled by suc…

(75 ILCS 10/16) (from Ch. 81, par. 126) Sec. 16. When the board has determined to sell or otherwise dispose of real or personal property that it deems no longer necessary or useful for library purposes, such property may be disposed of as follows: (1) Personal property having a u…

(75 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 75) Sec. 2. This Act shall not become effective in any village to which it is applicable until the same shall first have been submitted to a vote of the electors of such village at a regular election. The proposition for the adoption of this Act …

(75 ILCS 55/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 29) Sec. 2. If the members, subscribers or stockholders representing the majority in amount of the stock of such association, shall vote, at such meeting, in favor of such sale or lease upon the terms or conditions specified in such notice, or, i…

(75 ILCS 60/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 33) Sec. 2. Such acting trustees may make, sign and acknowledge before any officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds in this state, and file in the office of the Secretary of State a statement in writing, in which shall be set forth the…

(75 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 42) Sec. 2. The directors, trustees or managers of any public library which shall erect its library building in or upon any public park, under the terms and provisions as aforesaid, shall, so long as said building is maintained as a free public l…

(75 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 47) Sec. 2. All bonds authorized to be issued by virtue of the foregoing section before being so issued, negotiated and sold shall be signed by the president and secretary of such board of directors, and shall be registered, numbered and counters…

(75 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 31) Sec. 2. The Soldiers' Home in Chicago is hereby authorized to sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Chicago public library, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, all the right, title and interest which said Soldiers' Home i…

(75 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 16d) Sec. 2. The board of trustees shall appoint a library commission of not less than 3 or more than 7 members who shall hold office for terms of 3 years. Terms shall be established so that no more than 3 members' terms expire in any single year…

(75 ILCS 70/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 1202) Sec. 2. This Act may be cited as the Library Records Confidentiality Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(75 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 81, par. 112) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Library system" means any one of the following: (1) A multitype library system serving (i) a minimum of 150,000 inhabitants or (ii) an area of not less than 4,000 square miles and serving a minimum …

(75 ILCS 12/20) Sec. 20. License to Read Grants. The State Librarian may award grants that develop, expand, or support the acquisition of and access to e-books and e-audiobooks in Illinois. (Source: P.A. 103-267, eff. 6-30-23.)

(75 ILCS 12/25) Sec. 25. Fees and donations; License to Read Fund. The State Library may collect fees to provide the services and grants under this Act. The State Library may also receive donations or grants from the federal government, its agencies, or any other entity or person…

(75 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 34) Sec. 3. Upon the filing in his office of such a statement as above stated the Secretary of State shall issue to the incorporators, under his signature and seal of State, articles of incorporation comprised of the above stated statement, decla…

(75 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 113) Sec. 3. The State Librarian and the Illinois State Library staff shall administer the provisions of this Act and shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry the provisions of this Act into effect. The rules and regul…

(75 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 43) Sec. 3. In case the directors, trustees or managers of any free public library, or a majority of them, shall make request in writing, of the corporate authorities of such city, park district or board of park commissioners for permission to er…

(75 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 16e) Sec. 3. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer on any village the authority to incur any indebtedness or to levy any additional taxes for the purpose of administering this Act. The powers herein contained are in addition to an…

(75 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 48) Sec. 3. All moneys borrowed under the authority granted by this act shall be paid to the supervisor of the township wherein the bonds issued therefor are required to be registered, and upon receiving such moneys, the supervisor shall deliver …