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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate James Casey on the
4occasion of his retirement as Director of the Oak Lawn Public
5Library; and
 
6    WHEREAS, James Casey earned his Ph.D. in librarianship from
7Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio; and
 
8    WHEREAS, James Casey began his career at the Oak Lawn
9Public Library on March 1, 1992; prior to his tenure at the Oak
10Lawn Public Library, he served as head librarian at the Ohio
11Historical Society, head reference librarian at Western
12Reserve Historical Society, an assistant reference librarian
13at Cleveland Public Library, and Director of the Pickaway
14County District Public Library in Circleville, Ohio; and
 
15    WHEREAS, During his tenure at the Oak Lawn Public Library,
16James Casey has been instrumental in numerous improvements to
17the library, including the initiation of the Employee Position
18Reclassification Project, the formulation and implementation
19of the library's Long Range Plan, several significant
20construction and revenue-generation projects, the development
21of the library's Computer Center, Art Gallery, and Local
22History Unit, the installation and development of the library's

 

 

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1network and webpage, and the procurement of grants from DCEO
2for the Space Planning Project in 2006 and for the Youth
3Service Department and the Remodeling of the Meeting Room
4Washrooms in 2010; he also planned and participated in meetings
5between local state legislators, library administrators, the
6Community Library Foundation Board and chamber of commerce
7members and maintained positive relationships with the Library
8Board, the Friends of the Library, and the Village of Oak Lawn;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, A retirement reception will be held in honor of
11James Casey and his work on June 15, 2012 from 2 - 4 P.M. at the
12Oak Lawn Public Library; and
 
13    WHEREAS, James Casey serves as a model of hard work,
14integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
15Illinois; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate James Casey on the occasion of his retirement
19and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
20further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to James Casey as a symbol of our esteem and respect.