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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff and
4 patrons of the Addison Public Library as they celebrate the
5 grand opening of the new library complex; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The new, 54,000-square-foot building at 4
7 Friendship Plaza cost about $15 million to build; and
 
8     WHEREAS, When patrons enter the new library they will find
9 a new cafe, expanded children's area, a new teen area with a
10 more liberal noise policy, new meeting rooms, a two-story art
11 installation, a reading room with a fireplace, and a green roof
12 filled with plants; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Once the new library is settled, the move will
14 touch off a domino effect of building changes in the village;
15 the administration offices for DuPage High School District 88
16 will move from Willowbrook High School into the old library;
17 the old administration offices then will become classrooms; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The first activity will be to form a human chain
19 across the plaza to pass the last book, "Addison, Village of
20 Friendship," from the old library to the new; as the line is
21 completed, the book will be passed from one person to the next

 

 

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1 until it arrives at the front doors of the new building; and
 
2     WHEREAS, At that time, the doors will be unlocked; the book
3 will be placed on its new shelf, and the library will be open;
4 tours of the new building and refreshments will be offered;
5 therefore, 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 the staff and patrons of the Addison Public
9 Library and the people of Addison on the new complex and wish
10 them the best as they take advantage of the new library; and be
11 it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the staff of the Addison Public Library as a
14 symbol of our respect.