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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate the Library at the |
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| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the acquisition |
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| of its ten millionth volume; and
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| WHEREAS, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is |
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| home to the third largest academic research library in the |
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| world; on October 10, 2003, the University Library celebrated |
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| the acquisition of its ten millionth volume; the U of I is the |
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| first public university to reach this milestone; and
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| WHEREAS, The volume, "Unlocking Our Past, Building Our |
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| Future", was a completely handmade work designed and created by |
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| University of Illinois Library Conservator Jennifer Hain |
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| Teper; the volume is a compilation of articles written by |
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| faculty, staff, and Library Friends, reflecting on the |
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| significance of the Library as collection, as place, and as |
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| people; and
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| WHEREAS, The ten millionth volume was funded by a gift from |
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| alumni Al and Phyllis Hallene of Moline, longtime and generous |
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| benefactors of the University of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Library at the University of Illinois at |
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| Urbana-Champaign on the acquisition of its ten millionth |
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| volume; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Library at the University of Illinois at |
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| Urbana-Champaign as an expression of our esteem.
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