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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 are pleased to recognize milestones in the |
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| history of institutions that serve the citizens of this State; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Westchester Public Library is celebrating its |
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| 50th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1956, voters approved a dedicated library tax |
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| and elected the library's first Board of Trustees; the first |
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| meeting of the Board was held on April 2, 1956, at which time |
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| the library had 3,759 books; and
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| WHEREAS, During the first month, there were 1,605 active |
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| cards of registered borrowers and 4,450 books borrowed; the |
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| building was 3,200 square feet; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the library has a substantial collection; |
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| it has 84,033 books, 621 e-books, 4,648 audio recordings, 4,140 |
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| DVDs, 35 electronic databases, and 276 current subscriptions to |
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| publications; there are 10,249 active cards of registered |
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| borrowers as of April 30, 2006, and 143,234 items were borrowed |
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| in FY 2005-2006; the current library facility is 22,000 square |
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| feet, and it is visited by 126,715 persons; and
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| WHEREAS, The mission of the Westchester Public Library is |
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| to promote lifelong learning and enrichment through access to |
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| information, services, and a knowledgeable staff in an open |
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| environment; it seeks to stimulate the free exchange of ideas |
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| and a sense of community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we recognize the 50th anniversary of the Westchester Public |