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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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