Grants - 2012 Awards - 2011
Grants - 2011 Awards - 2010
Grants - 2010 Awards - 2009
Awards - 2007
Awards - 2006
Grants - 2012
Loleta D. Fyan - $5,000
The Waukegan Public Library has been awarded the 2012 Loleta D. Fyan Grant for the program entitled “Promotoras Ambassador Program.” The program will establish a team of ambassadors to reach out to the underserved Latino residents and through the use of library services assist their integration into the community.
This grant, given annually on a competitive basis, is named after an ALA past-president (1951-52) who provided funds for the American Library Association (ALA) in her will. The grant supports a project that will develop and/or improve public library services, will effect changes that are innovative and responsive to the future and have potential for broader impact and application beyond a specific local need.
Grants - 2011
Adult Basic Education Family Literacy - $30,750
This grant provides two 16-week semesters of classroom instruction to improve the basic skill levels in reading, writing and math for parents and their children ages 0-6 years. The children develop early literacy skills to prepare them for kindergarten through stories, music and activities. Library time is part of the program as well as weekly story time and educational projects for the parents and children together. Waukegan Public Library works in partnership with the College of Lake County and Literacy Volunteers of Lake County to provide the ABE Family Literacy class.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
ESL Family Literacy - $31,750
This grant provides two 16-week semesters of classroom instruction to improve the English language proficiency of parents and their children ages 0-6 years. The children learn through stories, music and activities, while their parents are in the classroom next door. The program includes library time as well as weekly story time and educational projects for the parents and children together. Waukegan Public Library works in partnership with the College of Lake County and Literacy Volunteers of Lake County to provide the ESL Family Literacy class.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Adult Volunteer Literacy - $62,000
This grant provides funding for the library’s adult volunteer literacy program to help adults who read below the ninth grade level or speak English at a beginning level. Trained, volunteer adult literacy tutors provide instructional tutoring sessions to help adults improve their basic reading, math, writing skills or English language proficiency.
The grant provides instructional materials and staff to assess the needs of adult learners and training for volunteer tutors. Waukegan Public Library partners with the College of Lake County and Literacy Volunteers of Lake County to provide a variety of opportunities for adults to improve their basic skills.
Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant - $20,000
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded the Waukegan Public Library a $20,000 grant. These funds will be used to replace the library’s 46 year old boiler with a new energy-efficient hybrid boiler, saving the library 15-20% in utility costs. These are savings that will be passed on to the taxpayer!
Community Engagement Grant - $2,000
Target Corporation awarded a Community Engagement Grant to the Los Bilinguitos Program. The grant will be used to purchase a variety of quality English and Spanish read-aloud books to use during the weekly Bilingual Reading and Spanish Vocabulary Development Time.
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Grant-$9,546
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation awarded the Waukegan Public Library a grant in the amount of $9,546 for installation of energy efficient HVAC equipment.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grant-$32,736
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded the library’s Digital Divide Program a grant for $32,736. The Digital Divide program offers under-served communities access to computers and technology training. The library will use these funds to supply our community with free computer classes in Spanish and English.
Legacy of Literacy Grant (Matching)-$10,000
A private foundation awarded a $10,000 Challenge Grant to the library’s Legacy of Literacy campaign. The library launched Legacy of Literacy this year to help fund the building of its new 3,200 square-foot Literacy Suite, which offers free one-on-one tutoring, Adult Basic Education and ESL classes, family literacy, and computer classes in Spanish and English. The foundation matched any new or increased Legacy of Literacy donations dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500 per donor, up to a total of $10,000.
Public Sector Electric Efficiency (PSEE) Program-$7,147
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded the Waukegan Public Library a $7,147 rebate on the installation of energy efficient lighting. The PSEE provides incentives for projects that increase the electrical energy efficiency of local governments, public school districts, and community college districts located in the Illinois electric service territories of Ameren Illinois Utilities.
Leadership Task Force Grant-$1,000
The Lake County Community Foundation awarded the library a $1,000 grant in pursuing projects to advance a unified system of human services delivery that will effectively meet the needs of the county’s most vulnerable residents.
Live & Learn Construction Grant-$38,739
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and the Illinois State Library has awarded the Waukegan Public Library a FY2011 Live & Learn Construction Grant for $38,739. One of 16 Illinois libraries to receive the 2011 state grants, the Waukegan Public Library will use the funds to help pay for a new energy-efficient hybrid boiler, replacing their 46 year old boiler!
Early Childhood Reading Grant-$2,000
Target Corporation awarded an Early Childhood Reading Grant to the Families that Read Together, Grow Together Program. The grant will be used to purchase a variety of quality English and Spanish read-aloud books for use by story time presenters who will model for parents good read-aloud techniques during Family Reading Time.
Grants - 2010
Early Childhood Reading Grant-$2,000
Target Corporation awarded an Early Childhood Reading Grant to the Families Learning Together program, administered by the College of Lake County, Literacy Volunteers of Lake County and the Waukegan Public Library. Families Learning Together offers free family literacy classes at six sites throughout Lake County. The grant will help fund the program during the 2011 fiscal year.
Awards - 2011
The Waukegan Public Library is the recipient of 5 First Place Awards in the 2011 ILA Excellence in Marketing & Public Relations Competition: Most Creative Visual or Interactive Display, Most Creative Video, Best Singular Direct Mail or Promotional Piece, Newsletter Series, and Most Original Event/Festival.
The Waukegan Public Library Early Learning Center is the recipient of the 2011 Illinois Library Association Highsmith Library Innovative Award. This award recognizes a library’s achievement in planning and implementing an innovative or creative program or service which has had a measurable impact on its users. The award is sponsored by Highsmith, Inc.
The Waukegan Public Library Literacy Suite is the 2011 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial/DEMCO Award. The award recognizes an individual, a group, a program, or an institution for a sustained activity and contribution having a lasting impact on librarianship. The award is sponsored by DEMCO.
Awards - 2010
The Illinois Library Association (ILA) awarded this year’s Highsmith Library Innovation Award to the Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival, sponsored annually by the Waukegan Public Library. School and public libraries across Illinois compete for the award, designed to recognize a library’s achievement in planning and implementing an innovative program or service which has a measurable impact on its users.
Waukegan Main Street Excellence in Community Programming for the Early Learning Center
Awards - 2009
Coalición Latinos Unidos de Lake County Community Service Award for the Early Learning Center
Awards - 2007
NSLS Library of the Year Award
Awards - 2006
Library Public Relations Council for Bienvendios a la Biblioteca
NSLS Innovation Award for Sigame