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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representative are honored to recognize significant milestones
4 in the lives of the people of this State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Jane Rowland, a longtime trustee of the Calumet
6 City Public Library, was recently elected to serve as president
7 of the Association of Library Trustees and Advocates, a
8 division of the American Library Association; and
 
9     WHEREAS, A voracious reader since childhood and a member of
10 the library's board for more than a decade, she always has
11 believed the library is really the center of a community; the
12 institutions provide residents with a building that offers a
13 space for people to gather, host events, and obtain research
14 assistance; and
 
15     WHEREAS, As a trustee, she was instrumental in securing a
16 $100,000 state grant for the library's new technology training
17 center, as well as $50,000 for after-school funding and other
18 educational programs; she is now working to secure funding for
19 a 10,000-square-foot expansion to the building; and
 
20     WHEREAS, In addition to being active in library events and
21 advocacy nationwide, she works part-time in the offices of the
22 city's Emergency Service Disaster Agency; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we recognize Jane Rowland's outstanding efforts and dedication
26 to the Calumet City Public Library and wish her the best in her
27 new position as president of the Association of Library
28 Trustees and Advocates; and be it further
 
29     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to Jane Rowland as an expression of our admiration
2 and esteem.