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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jan Polep, Head of
4 Adult Services for the Crystal Lake Library, on her retirement;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, When Jan Polep began her career, there was no
7 Internet, no iBistro, and the library still checked out
8 phonograph records; and
 
9     WHEREAS, She began working as the Children's Librarian in
10 1970; after a brief sabbatical, she returned to the Children's
11 Services area on a part-time basis; in 1977 she resumed a
12 full-time schedule and began working in the Adult Services
13 Department, in Nonfiction Reference, and later the Fiction/AV
14 section; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Jan always looks for ways to improve the library,
16 and to provide better ways to serve the patrons, and will be
17 remembered for her innovation and service orientation; and
 
18     WHEREAS, During her 38 years of service, she worked as a
19 Youth Librarian, Reference Librarian, Interim Director, Head
20 of Reference/Nonfiction, Head of Fiction/Audiovisual, and Head
21 of Adult Services; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, She has been instrumental in the building
2 additions added in 1984 and 1995 and has been a key member of
3 the Library Management Team, as well as Project Shoehorn; Jan
4 Polep will retire on June 13, 2008 from the library; therefore,
5 be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate Jan Polep on her retirement and wish her the best
9 in her future endeavors; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Jan Polep as a symbol of our respect.