Full Text of HR0736 97th General Assembly
HR0736 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library has consistently | 3 | | served the residents of Naperville since 1898; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library currently provides | 5 | | library services in 3 full-service facilities and online to | 6 | | 88,000 card holders, circulating over 4.6 million items per | 7 | | year; the library also responds to nearly 295,000 reference | 8 | | questions annually and hosts over 1,800 programs annually for | 9 | | more than 83,000 attendees of all ages; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library has demonstrated | 11 | | strong fiscal responsibility throughout its years of operation | 12 | | and has, over the past 3 years, steadily decreased its property | 13 | | tax rate while maintaining the highest level of service; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library has consistently | 15 | | operated at a level of optimum efficiency and staffing to serve | 16 | | the residents of Naperville; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Library Journal Index of Public Library | 18 | | Service, a national rating system based on Institute of Museum | 19 | | and Library Sciences data, most recently rated 7,513 public | 20 | | libraries throughout the Unites States to identify a concise | 21 | | and straightforward set of indicators of library service |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, LJ Index scores were based on 4 per capita service | 3 | | output statistics: library visits, circulation, program | 4 | | attendance, and public Internet computer use; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library received a "5 Star" | 6 | | designation, the highest rating given by the LJ Index, in | 7 | | November of 2011; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library is one of only 5 | 9 | | public libraries in the State of Illinois and 85 public | 10 | | libraries in the United States to be awarded a "5 Star" | 11 | | designation; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we commend and congratulate the Board of Trustees, | 15 | | administration, and staff of the Naperville Public Library for | 16 | | achieving this honor and wish them continued success in the | 17 | | future; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Naperville Public Library as a symbol of our | 20 | | respect and esteem.
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