Section 3035.300  Purpose

a)         The Illinois State Library Training Program Grants, which assist Illinois residents to obtain a master's degree in library and information science, are established in this Subpart.

b)         The purposes of the Library Training Program Grants are to encourage college graduates with demonstrated scholarship, talent and potential to enter the library profession, to encourage these new librarians to work in Illinois libraries, and to improve and stimulate development of library service in Illinois.

c)         The State Library shall administer the State Library Training Program Grants.