Jesse White Awards Over $530,000 Project Next Generation Grants

 Jesse White Awards Over $530,000 Project Next Generation Grants

Funds provide technology and mentors to help at-risk youth

Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded $530,104 in 2022 Project Next Generation (PNG) grants to 28 public libraries statewide. PNG is a mentoring program administered through Illinois public libraries. Project mentors work with middle and high school students as the participants develop skills to use various technologies, achieve success through project-based learning and gain life skills, such as effective communication, goal setting and conflict resolution.

“I am committed to improving the lives of at-risk youth in Illinois,” said White. “I established this innovative program when I first became Secretary of State to give students an opportunity to receive hands-on experience with the latest technological tools at their local library.”
PNG Grant recipients include the following public libraries:

Anne West Lindsey District Library (Carterville) – $17,057 Beardstown Houston Memorial Public Library – $14,450 Bensenville Community Public Library – $36,800 Bradley Public Library District – $7,212 Brimfield Public Library District – $36,230 Carbondale Public Library – $25,960 Chicago Public Library – $40,000 Chicago Ridge Public Library – $4,015 Eldorado Memorial Public Library District – $25,680 Elmwood Park Public Library – $12,500 Evanston Public Library – $39,528 Harrisburg Public Library District – $4,997 Ida Public Library(Belvidere) – $10,720 Kankakee Public Library – $17,000

LaSalle Public Library – $38,000 Lillie M. Evans Library District (Princeville) – $12,838 Marion Carnegie Library – $33,116 Matteson Area Public Library District – $18,600 Mattoon Public Library – $8,928 Mississippi Valley Library District (Collinsville) – $13,402 Moline Public Library – $16,200 North Riverside Public Library District – $12,869 Richton Park Public Library District – $12,000 Robert R. Jones Public Library District (Coal Valley) – $11,819 Schaumburg Township District Library – $29,238 Sparta Public Library – $8,032 Thornton Public Library – $14,000 Wood Dale Public Library District – $8,913

Anne West Lindsey District Library (Carterville) - $15,427 Beardstown Houston Memorial Public Library - $9,580 Bradley Public Library District - $20,670 Brimfield Public Library District - $36,190 Carbondale Public Library - $23,043 Chicago Public Library - $40,000 Chicago Ridge Public Library - $9,076 Danville Public Library - $22,479 Eldorado Memorial Public Library District - 25,414 Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library (Sullivan) - $6364 Elmwood Park Public Library - $12,500 Evanston Public Library - $39,899 Harrisburg Public Library District - $8,281 Kankakee Public Library - $17,000 Kewanee Public Library District - $14,580

LaSalle Public Library - $27,500 Lillie M. Evans Library District (Princeville) - $7,320 Marion Carnegie Library - $35,100 Matteson Area Public Library District - $18,500 Mississippi Valley Library District (Collinsville) - $27,463 Moline Public Library - $15,400 North Riverside Public Library District - $12,122 Pekin Public Library - $26,917 Peoria Public Library - $12,500 Richton Park Public Library District - $11,500 Robert R. Jones Public Library District (Coal Valley) - $26,893 Schaumburg Township District Library-$28,640 Sparta Public Library - $9,000

Projects were awarded grants from the Illinois State Library using federal Library Services and Technology Act funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Grants are awarded to public libraries serving culturally diverse, low-income and underserved populations. For more information, visit https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/library/grants/png.html.

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