Chapter 75 — LIBRARIES

(75 ILCS 35/9) (from Ch. 81, par. 54) Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the county clerk when making out the tax books for the collector to compute each taxable person's taxes in such township upon the total amount of taxable property as equalized by the State Board of Equalization…

(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 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 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 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 40/4) (from Ch. 81, par. 16f) Sec. 4. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: Laws 1939, p. 700.)

(75 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 81, par. 16g) Sec. 5. No new libraries. No new libraries shall be established under this Act on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992. This amendatory Act of 1992 does not affect the maintenance of libraries established under this Act…

(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 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 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 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 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 55/0.01) (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 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 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 60/0.01) (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 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 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 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 60/3.1) (from Ch. 81, par. 34.1) Sec. 3.1. A corporation organized under this Act may amend its articles of incorporation, from time to time, in any respect which is consistent with this Act. An amendment shall be adopted at a meeting of the board of trustees, managers o…

(75 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 81, par. 35) Sec. 4. Organizations formed under this Act shall be bodies corporate and politic to be known under the names stated in the respective articles of incorporation; and by such corporate names they shall have and possess the ordinary rights and …

(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 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 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 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 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 65/3a) (from Ch. 81, par. 44) Sec. 3a. The corporate authorities of any park district whose limits are co-extensive with the limits of any city, village, or incorporated town lying wholly within any congressional township, in which there is established and maintained a f…

(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 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.)