(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, including digital 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.
It is further declared to be the policy of the State to encourage and protect the freedom of libraries and library systems to acquire materials without external limitation and to be protected against attempts to ban, remove, or otherwise restrict access to books or other materials. (Source: P.A. 103-100, eff. 1-1-24.)
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