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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the librarians and
4 staff of the Naperville Public Library on receiving 5 Stars
5 from the new Library Journal Index of Public Library Service;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Library Journal Index of Public Library
8 Service was unveiled on February 17, 2009 and ranked 7,115
9 libraries across the country; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Naperville Library had already earned a number
11 one ranking in the Hennen's American Public Library Ratings
12 (HAPLR) system, another national ranking system; the library is
13 the only one in the United States to earn that ranking nine
14 times; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In addition, the Library also ranked high in a
16 community-wide survey; and
 
17     WHEREAS, More than 4.3 million items are checked out of the
18 Naperville Public Library annually; more than 1.5 million
19 people walk through the doors of the three buildings that make
20 up the Naperville Public Library facilities; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, In earning 5 Stars the Library is in an exclusive
2 category: only one percent of the libraries in the country got
3 a five-star rating, and only ten libraries in the State of
4 Illinois got any stars; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate the librarians and staff of the Naperville Public
8 Library on this award and thank them for their service to the
9 community; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the librarians and staff of the Naperville Public
12 Library as a symbol of our respect and esteem.