Full Text of HR0283 096th General Assembly
HR0283 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of the | 4 |
| Village of Niles on the occasion of the Niles Public Library | 5 |
| District's 50th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The history of the Niles Public Library began on | 7 |
| April 18, 1959, when a referendum was passed to establish the | 8 |
| Niles Public Library District; the new library was open 13 | 9 |
| hours a week and had 3,600 books and 750 family cards; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to population growth and the need to provide | 11 |
| quality public library service, the Niles Public Library | 12 |
| completed an expansion project that resulted in adding | 13 |
| approximately 30,000 square feet to the existing building in | 14 |
| October of 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, The Niles Public Library District seeks to enrich | 16 |
| the community by meeting its informational, educational, | 17 |
| cultural and recreational needs by providing a wide variety of | 18 |
| materials, resources, and services, as well as a friendly, | 19 |
| experienced, and professional staff in a safe and welcoming | 20 |
| environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the Niles Public Library District serves |
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| over 58,000 residents in Niles and parts of unincorporated Des | 2 |
| Plaines and Glenview; with a collection of more than 275,000 | 3 |
| items, the library's annual circulation exceeds 1.2 million | 4 |
| loans; in addition, the library's membership in the North | 5 |
| Suburban Library System and ILLINET (the Illinois Network of | 6 |
| Libraries) provides patrons with additional access to millions | 7 |
| of items owned by other libraries; and
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| WHEREAS, The Niles Public Library District has served as a | 9 |
| beacon of knowledge to the residents of Niles and its | 10 |
| surrounding communities, a service that is invaluable to the | 11 |
| growth and prosperity of the citizens of this State; therefore, | 12 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate the citizens of the Village of Niles on the | 16 |
| occasion of the Niles Public Library District's 50th | 17 |
| anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Dennis O'Donovan, President of the Niles Library | 20 |
| Board, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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