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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Bloomingdale Public Library is celebrating
3its 40th anniversary on June 9, 2015; and
 
4    WHEREAS, In January of 1974, the Village of Bloomingdale
5established the "Friends of the Library" to promote a library
6for Bloomingdale; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Within 6 months, the library was selected as an
8"All-Star Library" by the Illinois Library Association;
9statewide, only 4 libraries were so honored that year; and
 
10    WHEREAS, As Bloomingdale continued to grow, so did its need
11for expanded library services; on May 3, 1981, ground was
12broken for a 20,000 square foot library building; its doors
13opened on July 15, 1982; and
 
14    WHEREAS, A 6-year study was conducted which led to the
15creation of a building project designed to meet a 20-year plan
16for library services to the community; plans were made to
17expand and remodel the library and improve services, and on
18September 7, 1995, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the
19new addition; construction was completed in November of 1996
20and a grand "reopening" reception was held on December 1, 1996;
21and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, On June 9, 2005, the library was dedicated and
2opened its doors with a collection of 4,500 adult and juvenile
3books, a staff of 3, and over 30 volunteers providing 28 hours
4of service each week; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The library continued to improve patron services
6in 2013 by dedicating a new area of the library designated as
7"The Think Tank" quiet zone, and reconfiguring the lower level
8to better serve the children of Bloomingdale; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The library was selected as a "best library" in a
10user poll conducted by West Suburban Living magazine for 2
11years running; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The library continued to improve services to
13Bloomingdale teens with the creation of an innovative new teen
14space and created a New Materials area for adults in April of
152015; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18congratulate the Bloomingdale Public Library on the occasion of
19its 40th anniversary; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be

 

 

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1presented to the Bloomingdale Public Library.