Chapter 75, LIBRARIES

(75 ILCS 5/4-18) Sec. 4-18. Advisory referenda. By a vote of the majority of the members of the board of trustees, the board may authorize an advisory question directly related to the operation of the library to be placed on the ballot at the next regularly scheduled election in …

(75 ILCS 5/4-2) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-2) Sec. 4-2. In villages under the commission form of government, the village council at its first regular meeting following the election establishing a public library, shall appoint a board of library trustees of 6 members who are village res…

(75 ILCS 5/4-2.5) Sec. 4-2.5. Aurora Public Library; change to elected board of library trustees. (a) The Aurora Public Library may change to an elected board of trustees if approved by referendum following either item (1) or (2): (1) The Aurora City Council, by ordinance, reques…

(75 ILCS 5/4-3) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3) Sec. 4-3. The election of the 7 trustees for the first board of library trustees shall be held at the time of the library establishment election. If a majority of the votes cast in any incorporated town or village (except a village under th…

(75 ILCS 5/4-3.1) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.1) Sec. 4-3.1. As the terms of the library trustees elected in any incorporated town or village expire, (except a village under the commission form of government) their successors shall be elected in accordance with the general election la…

(75 ILCS 5/4-3.2) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.2) Sec. 4-3.2. The election of the 7 trustees for the first board of library trustees shall be held at the time of the library establishment election. The 7 persons who receive, for their respective terms designated on the ballot, the high…

(75 ILCS 5/4-3.3) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-3.3) Sec. 4-3.3. Nominations for the position of library trustee including the first board of library trustees shall be by petition, signed by at least 25 legal voters residing in the incorporated town or village (except a village under the …

(75 ILCS 5/4-4) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-4) Sec. 4-4. Vacancies shall be declared in the office of trustee by the board when the elected or appointed trustee declines or is unable to serve, or is absent without cause from all regular board meetings for a period of one year, or is con…

(75 ILCS 5/4-5) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-5) Sec. 4-5. Trustees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from library funds. (Source: P.A. 84-770.)

(75 ILCS 5/4-6) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-6) Sec. 4-6. Within 60 days after their election or appointment, the trustees shall take the oath of office and meet to organize the board. The required oath may be taken and subscribed before the Secretary or Secretary pro tempore of the libr…

(75 ILCS 5/4-7) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-7) Sec. 4-7. Each board of library trustees of a city, incorporated town, village or township shall carry out the spirit and intent of this Act in establishing, supporting and maintaining a public library or libraries for providing library ser…

(75 ILCS 5/4-7.05) Sec. 4-7.05. 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. …

(75 ILCS 5/4-7.1) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-7.1) Sec. 4-7.1. In addition to all other powers and authority now possessed by it, the board of library trustees shall have the following powers: (1) To lease from any public building commission created pursuant to the provisions of the Pub…

(75 ILCS 5/4-7.2) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-7.2) Sec. 4-7.2. The board of library trustees shall establish, and review at least biennially, a written policy for the selection of library materials and the use of library materials and facilities. No employee may be disciplined or dismis…

(75 ILCS 5/4-7.3) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-7.3) Sec. 4-7.3. In municipalities of more than 500,000 population, the board of library trustees shall make available at various branches of the public library of the municipality applications for examination for and appointment to position…

(75 ILCS 5/4-8) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-8) Sec. 4-8. In cities of more than 500,000 population, the board of trustees shall be governed by the provisions of Division 10 of Article 8 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as heretofore and hereafter amended, in relation to the letting of co…

(75 ILCS 5/4-9) (from Ch. 81, par. 4-9) Sec. 4-9. In townships and in cities, villages and incorporated towns having a population of 500,000 or less, the board of trustees shall require the treasurer of such board or such other person as may be designated as the custodian of the …

(75 ILCS 5/5-1) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-1) Sec. 5-1. Whenever the board of trustees of any public library organized under this Act determines to erect a building to be used as a library, or to purchase a site for the same, or to purchase a building, or to repair, remodel or improve …

(75 ILCS 16/5-10) Sec. 5-10. Petition to establish district. (a) The organization of a district library in a territory without a local tax supported library or in such a territory and contiguous territory of a municipality, township, or county operating a local tax supported libr…

(75 ILCS 16/5-15) Sec. 5-15. Order for hearing; notice. (a) Upon the submission of the petition to the circuit court as provided in Section 5-10, the circuit court shall enter an order setting the date of the hearing on the petition and naming the judge who will preside at the he…

(75 ILCS 5/5-2) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-2) Sec. 5-2. If the corporate authorities approve the action of the library board under Section 5-1, they may, by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a township, provide that the bonds of the city, village, incorporated town or township…

(75 ILCS 5/5-2.5) Sec. 5-2.5. Bonds as indebtedness. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary: (a) Any bonds issued under Section 5-2 of this Act shall not be considered indebtedness under any law including, but not limited to, Section 8-5-1 of the Illinois Municipal …

(75 ILCS 16/5-20) Sec. 5-20. Hearing. At the hearing ordered under Section 5-15, the petitioners shall present proof of the notice of the hearing and of the matters alleged in the petition to the presiding judge. All persons residing within the proposed district shall have a reas…

(75 ILCS 16/5-25) Sec. 5-25. Order for election; notice. (a) The judge, after hearing the statements, evidence, and suggestions of the petitioners and other persons appearing before the court, shall enter an order calling an election. The order shall do the following: (1) Fix the…

(75 ILCS 5/5-3) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-3) Sec. 5-3. The corporate authorities on receiving the certificate of the board of library trustees, as provided in Section 5-2, shall, in its next annual appropriation ordinance or resolution, include the amount so certified, and shall, for …

(75 ILCS 16/5-30) Sec. 5-30. Election; form of proposition. (a) The proposition at the election shall be in substantially the following form: Shall a public library district be established in all or part of (name of county)? (b) If no tax rate limit is specified in the ballot, th…

(75 ILCS 16/5-35) Sec. 5-35. Election results. (a) The election authority shall, within 10 days after the election, file with the circuit court ordering the election its certificate setting forth the results of the election in each precinct. (b) The judge assigned to hear the cas…

(75 ILCS 5/5-4) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-4) Sec. 5-4. The library board shall determine when it will proceed with the construction of a building, or with the purchase of a site or building, or with the remodeling, repairing, or improving of an existing library building, or the buildi…

(75 ILCS 16/5-40) Sec. 5-40. Transfer and sharing of assets. (a) Any assets, including real and personal property and tax and other monies, received or due for the purposes of the library and held by the corporate authority of a municipal, township, or county library included in …

(75 ILCS 16/5-45) Sec. 5-45. Authorization to levy tax. When the establishment of a library district has been approved and the district includes wholly within its territory a municipal, township, or county library, only the library district shall levy the annual public library ta…

(75 ILCS 16/5-5) Sec. 5-5. Authorization. All or any portion of the territory within one or more counties may, under this Act, be organized and formed into a district for the purpose of levying a tax or taxes to pay for establishing, equipping, maintaining, and supporting library…

(75 ILCS 5/5-5) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-5) Sec. 5-5. When the board determines to commence the construction of the building or the remodeling, repairing or improving of an existing library building or the erection of an addition thereto, the purchase of the necessary equipment for s…

(75 ILCS 5/5-6) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-6) Sec. 5-6. If the trustees deem it best, in order to provide and secure the necessary money to do any or all of the things they are authorized to do in and by this Article, they may with the approval of the corporate authorities at any time …

(75 ILCS 5/5-7) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-7) Sec. 5-7. No city, village, township or incorporated town is authorized to levy the tax provided for in this Article unless it first adopts an ordinance, or resolution in the case of a township authorizing the levy of such tax, certifies to…

(75 ILCS 5/5-8) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-8) Sec. 5-8. The library board of any public library organized under the provisions of this Act may accumulate and set apart, as reserve funds, for the purchase of sites and buildings, for the construction and equipment of buildings, for the r…

(75 ILCS 5/5-9) (from Ch. 81, par. 5-9) Sec. 5-9. Nothing in this Article 5 shall be construed as limiting or affecting in any way the powers of boards of trustees of township libraries under the Township Library Bond Act. (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

(75 ILCS 23/10-1) Sec. 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Maywood Public Library District Tax Levy Validation (2002) Law. (Source: P.A. 92-884, eff. 1-13-03.)

(75 ILCS 16/10-10) Sec. 10-10. Conversion by library board resolution and referendum. (a) A tax supported public library in a municipality, county, or township maintained and operated under any other Act may, by conversion, become a library organized, maintained, and operated und…

(75 ILCS 16/10-15) Sec. 10-15. Conversion by library board resolution and approval of corporate authorities. (a) The board of trustees of a tax supported public library desiring to convert the existing library to a library maintained and operated under this Act may, rather than u…

(75 ILCS 16/10-20) Sec. 10-20. Contents of county library board resolution. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, whenever after August 30, 1989 the board of trustees of a tax supported public library adopt a resolution under Section 10-10 or 10-15 calling for conversi…

(75 ILCS 16/10-25) Sec. 10-25. Conversion by petition and referendum. (a) An election for conversion of a public library established in any municipality, county, or township shall be called upon the filing of a petition signed by not less than 10% of the voters (or, if there are …

(75 ILCS 16/10-30) Sec. 10-30. Limitation on referendum. A proposition for the conversion of a public library to a public library district shall not be submitted to the voters more often than once every 2 years. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/10-35) Sec. 10-35. Petition by library trustees for court order. (a) If the voters in the election resulting from the board of library trustees' resolution to convert under Section 10-10, or from the petition of the voters calling for a referendum under Section 10-25,…

(75 ILCS 16/10-40) Sec. 10-40. Existing bond issue. An existing bond issue shall not be affected by a conversion under this Article and shall continue in full force and effect under the laws governing the bond issue. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/10-45) Sec. 10-45. Transfer of assets and liabilities; sharing library building. (a) Whenever a tax supported library in a county, township, or municipality has been converted to a public library district under this Article, all of the assets (including any building o…

(75 ILCS 23/10-5) Sec. 10-5. Tax levy ordinances of the Maywood Public Library District. If the Maywood Public Library District has, during the fiscal years 2001 and 2002, within the time required by law adopted annual appropriation ordinances for those years but failed to adopt …

(75 ILCS 16/10-5) Sec. 10-5. Application. This Article shall not apply in any municipality having a population greater than 500,000. (Source: P.A. 87-1277.)

(75 ILCS 16/10-50) Sec. 10-50. Continuation of public library tax levy. In any county or counties in which more than one year will elapse between the effective date of the final order entered by the circuit court and the levy of an annual public library tax of the district librar…

(75 ILCS 16/10-55) Sec. 10-55. Employee retirement program. When the employees of a public tax supported library of a county, municipality, or township are participating in an employer provided Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund or other retirement or pension program and the libr…

(75 ILCS 16/10-60) Sec. 10-60. Home rule unit library; reduction of tax levy. If a tax supported public library of a home rule unit, as defined in Article VII, Section 6, of the Illinois Constitution, converts to a public library district under this Article, that home rule unit, …