Full Text of HR0497 94th General Assembly
HR0497 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Bloomingdale's Public Library is | 3 |
| celebrating its 30th anniversary on June 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, In January of 1974, the Village established | 5 |
| "Friends of the Library" to promote a library for Bloomingdale; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, On June 9, 2005, the library was dedicated and | 8 |
| opened its doors with a collection of 4,500 adult and juvenile | 9 |
| books, a staff of three, and over 30 volunteers providing 28 | 10 |
| hours of service each week; and
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| WHEREAS, Within six months, the library was selected as an | 12 |
| "All-Star Library" by the Illinois Library Association; | 13 |
| statewide, only four libraries were so honored that year; and
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| WHEREAS, As Bloomingdale continued to grow, so did its need | 15 |
| for expanded library services; on May 3, 1981, ground was | 16 |
| broken for a 20,000 square foot library building, and its doors | 17 |
| opened on July 15, 1982; and
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| WHEREAS, A six-year study was conducted which led to the | 19 |
| creation of a building project designed to meet a 20-year plan | 20 |
| for library services to the community; plans were made to | 21 |
| expand and remodel the library and improve services, and on | 22 |
| September 7, 1995, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the | 23 |
| new addition; construction was completed in November of 1996, | 24 |
| and a grand "reopening" reception was held on December 1, 1996; | 25 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 28 |
| we congratulate the Bloomingdale Public Library on the occasion | 29 |
| of its 30th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the Bloomingdale Public Library.
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