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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Maxine Swanson on 
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the occasion of the dedication of the Itasca Community Library 
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in her honor; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Maxine Swanson has had a long and distinguished 
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career with the Itasca Library Board of Trustees; she first 
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became a Trustee in 1971; in 1975, she became the Board 
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President, a position she has held since; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During Maxine Swanson's tenure as a trustee, the 
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Itasca Community Library has undergone 3 building projects, 
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including the construction of the building, the construction of 
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a new addition to the building, and the building's renovation; 
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she has also been an integral part of 2 successful library 
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referendums in 1994 and 2008; during her time as a trustee, the 
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Itasca Community Library has grown from a 9,000 square foot, 
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one-level building into a 27,000 square foot, 2-level building; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Maxine Swanson was instrumental in the Itasca 
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Community Library's incorporation of modern technology; her 
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efforts enabled the library to utilize the best technology 
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available to retire the library’s card catalog and replace it 
 


 






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with an online database; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Following the library’s final renovations in 
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2009, the Itasca Library Board of Trustees honored Maxine 
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Swanson's years of dedicated service by dedicating the entire 
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building to her; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The dedication of the Itasca Community Library in 
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Maxine Swanson's honor will ensure that future generations will 
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know of Ms. Swanson's innovative leadership, hard work, 
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loyalty, and compassion for the Itasca community; therefore, be 
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it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Maxine Swanson on the occasion of the dedication 
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of the Itasca Community Library in her honor and wish her 
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continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Maxine Swanson as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.