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1		-	Public Act 103-0100
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4		-	AN ACT concerning local government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by
8		-	changing Sections 1 and 3 and by adding Section 8.7 as follows:
9		-	(75 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 111)
10		-	Sec. 1. Because the state has a financial responsibility
11		-	in promoting public education, and because the public library
12		-	is a vital agency serving all levels of the educational
13		-	process, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to
14		-	encourage the improvement of free public libraries and to
15		-	encourage cooperation among all types of libraries in
16		-	promoting the sharing of library resources, including digital
17		-	resources. In keeping with this policy, provision is hereby
18		-	made for a program of state grants designed to establish,
19		-	develop and operate a network of library systems covering the
20		-	entire state.
21		-	It is further declared to be the policy of the State to
22		-	encourage and protect the freedom of libraries and library
23		-	systems to acquire materials without external limitation and
24		-	to be protected against attempts to ban, remove, or otherwise
25		-	restrict access to books or other materials.
26		-	(Source: P.A. 83-411.)
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Library System Act is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Sections 1 and 3 and by adding Section 8.7 as follows:
	8	+	6 (75 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 81, par. 111)
	9	+	7 Sec. 1. Because the state has a financial responsibility
	10	+	8 in promoting public education, and because the public library
	11	+	9 is a vital agency serving all levels of the educational
	12	+	10 process, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to
	13	+	11 encourage the improvement of free public libraries and to
	14	+	12 encourage cooperation among all types of libraries in
	15	+	13 promoting the sharing of library resources, including digital
	16	+	14 resources. In keeping with this policy, provision is hereby
	17	+	15 made for a program of state grants designed to establish,
	18	+	16 develop and operate a network of library systems covering the
	19	+	17 entire state.
	20	+	18 It is further declared to be the policy of the State to
	21	+	19 encourage and protect the freedom of libraries and library
	22	+	20 systems to acquire materials without external limitation and
	23	+	21 to be protected against attempts to ban, remove, or otherwise
	24	+	22 restrict access to books or other materials.
	25	+	23 (Source: P.A. 83-411.)
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33		-	(75 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 113)
34		-	Sec. 3. The State Librarian and the Illinois State Library
35		-	his staff shall administer the provisions of this Act and
36		-	shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to
37		-	carry the provisions of this Act into effect.
38		-	The rules and regulations established by the State
39		-	Librarian for the administration of this Act shall be designed
40		-	to achieve the following standards and objectives:
41		-	A provide library service for every citizen in the state
42		-	by extending library facilities to areas not now served.
43		-	B provide library materials for student needs at every
44		-	educational level.
45		-	C provide adequate library materials to satisfy the
46		-	reference and research needs of the people of this state.
47		-	D provide an adequate staff of professionally trained
48		-	librarians for the state.
49		-	E adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of
50		-	Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or
51		-	removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or, in
52		-	the alternative, develop a written statement declaring the
53		-	inherent authority of the library or library system to provide
54		-	an adequate collection stock of books and other materials
55		-	sufficient in size and varied in kind and subject matter to
56		-	satisfy the library needs of the people of this state and
57		-	prohibit the practice of banning specific books or resources.
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	34	+	1 (75 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 81, par. 113)
	35	+	2 Sec. 3. The State Librarian and the Illinois State Library
	36	+	3 his staff shall administer the provisions of this Act and
	37	+	4 shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to
	38	+	5 carry the provisions of this Act into effect.
	39	+	6 The rules and regulations established by the State
	40	+	7 Librarian for the administration of this Act shall be designed
	41	+	8 to achieve the following standards and objectives:
	42	+	9 A provide library service for every citizen in the state
	43	+	10 by extending library facilities to areas not now served.
	44	+	11 B provide library materials for student needs at every
	45	+	12 educational level.
	46	+	13 C provide adequate library materials to satisfy the
	47	+	14 reference and research needs of the people of this state.
	48	+	15 D provide an adequate staff of professionally trained
	49	+	16 librarians for the state.
	50	+	17 E adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of
	51	+	18 Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or
	52	+	19 removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or, in
	53	+	20 the alternative, develop a written statement declaring the
	54	+	21 inherent authority of the library or library system to provide
	55	+	22 an adequate collection stock of books and other materials
	56	+	23 sufficient in size and varied in kind and subject matter to
	57	+	24 satisfy the library needs of the people of this state and
	58	+	25 prohibit the practice of banning specific books or resources.
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60		-	F provide adequate library outlets and facilities
61		-	convenient in time and place to serve the people of this state.
62		-	G encourage existing and new libraries to develop library
63		-	systems serving a sufficiently large population to support
64		-	adequate library service at reasonable cost.
65		-	H foster the economic and efficient utilization of public
66		-	funds.
67		-	I promote the full utilization of local pride,
68		-	responsibility, initiative and support of library service and
69		-	at the same time employ state aid as a supplement to local
70		-	support.
71		-	The Advisory Committee of the Illinois State Library shall
72		-	confer with, advise and make recommendations to the State
73		-	Librarian regarding any matter under this Act and particularly
74		-	with reference to the formation of library systems.
75		-	(Source: Laws 1965, p. 3077.)
76		-	(75 ILCS 10/8.7 new)
77		-	Sec. 8.7. State grants; book banning. In order to be
78		-	eligible for State grants, a library or library system shall
79		-	adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of
80		-	Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or
81		-	removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or, in
82		-	the alternative, develop a written statement prohibiting the
83		-	practice of banning books or other materials within the
84		-	library or library system.
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	69	+	1 F provide adequate library outlets and facilities
	70	+	2 convenient in time and place to serve the people of this state.
	71	+	3 G encourage existing and new libraries to develop library
	72	+	4 systems serving a sufficiently large population to support
	73	+	5 adequate library service at reasonable cost.
	74	+	6 H foster the economic and efficient utilization of public
	75	+	7 funds.
	76	+	8 I promote the full utilization of local pride,
	77	+	9 responsibility, initiative and support of library service and
	78	+	10 at the same time employ state aid as a supplement to local
	79	+	11 support.
	80	+	12 The Advisory Committee of the Illinois State Library shall
	81	+	13 confer with, advise and make recommendations to the State
	82	+	14 Librarian regarding any matter under this Act and particularly
	83	+	15 with reference to the formation of library systems.
	84	+	16 (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3077.)
	85	+	17 (75 ILCS 10/8.7 new)
	86	+	18 Sec. 8.7. State grants; book banning. In order to be
	87	+	19 eligible for State grants, a library or library system shall
	88	+	20 adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of
	89	+	21 Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or
	90	+	22 removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or, in
	91	+	23 the alternative, develop a written statement prohibiting the
	92	+	24 practice of banning books or other materials within the
	93	+	25 library or library system.
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