Full Text of HR1164 93rd General Assembly
HR1164 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize the Aurora Public Library on | 4 |
| its 100th anniversary of service to the Aurora community; and
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| WHEREAS, The Aurora Public Library first opened its doors | 6 |
| on June 1, 1882; it was established by city ordinance as a | 7 |
| service-oriented, tax-supported library, which is responsive | 8 |
| to the needs of individuals and groups that are a part of its | 9 |
| community; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, The current main library building was erected in | 11 |
| 1904 through a gift from Andrew Carnegie; the library was | 12 |
| housed in the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) building at 23 | 13 |
| East Downer in Aurora for twenty-two years; in 1953, Bookmobile | 14 |
| service was added to extend the library services to sites | 15 |
| underserved by the main library building; in 1969, the building | 16 |
| was completely remodeled and refurbished, two three-story | 17 |
| wings and a completely new facade were added; in 1977, two | 18 |
| vehicles traveled the city with a collection of 3,000-4,000 | 19 |
| items each; in 1980, the Young People's Department was expanded | 20 |
| and refurbished; in 1992, service was scaled back to one | 21 |
| vehicle; and in 1993, the Eola Road Branch opened to the public | 22 |
| on the east side of the city; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, In 2002, the Cataloging and Extension Services | 24 |
| Department were moved to a leased facility on Church Road in | 25 |
| order to create additional space at the main library for a | 26 |
| growing staff and collections; also in 2002, The Bill and | 27 |
| Melinda Gates Foundation donated several thousands of dollars | 28 |
| for computer technology to the library; the Gates donation | 29 |
| included an eleven-seat computer training facility for the | 30 |
| public at the main library as well as additional PCs for the | 31 |
| branch locations; and |
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| WHEREAS, In 2003, the library purchased a new bookmobile to | 2 |
| replace the one in use to continue serving patrons at over 28 | 3 |
| stops throughout the city and the building was expanded from | 4 |
| 14,000 square feet to 27,000 square feet; and
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| WHEREAS, The current head librarian and executive director | 6 |
| of the library is Janet Pillifant Plaza, the sixth librarian in | 7 |
| the library's 114 year history; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| recognize the Aurora Public Library on its centennial | 11 |
| celebration and its dedicated service to the citizens of | 12 |
| Aurora; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to head librarian Janet Pillifant Plaza as an | 15 |
| expression of our respect.
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