Full Text of HR0621 096th General Assembly
HR0621 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 recognize the accomplishments | 4 |
| of local communities and their commitment to serving their | 5 |
| constituents; and
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| WHEREAS, The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District will | 7 |
| celebrate its 100th anniversary on October 10, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1909, John Henry Smale, a visiting Episcopal | 9 |
| seminarian from Chicago, and a group of interested citizens, | 10 |
| including Dr. George Brannon and Agnes McHugh, founded the | 11 |
| Manhattan Public Library; the group named Ruby Cockle as the | 12 |
| first librarian; and
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| WHEREAS, The Manhattan Public Library was first housed in | 14 |
| the old Manhattan Village Hall; the library's first collection | 15 |
| began with 100 books and a bookcase donated by the John Baker | 16 |
| family; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1940, the Manhattan Public Library purchased | 18 |
| the Manhattan State Bank Building for $1,500; in 1968, the | 19 |
| library purchased the Evangelical United Brethren Church; in | 20 |
| 1984, the current 6,000-square-foot library facility was | 21 |
| constructed behind the Evangelical United Brethren Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1987, the Manhattan Public Library became a | 2 |
| library district; in 1995, the Manhattan Public Library | 3 |
| District expanded by referendum to include two Jackson Township | 4 |
| precincts; in 2001, the Manhattan Public Library District | 5 |
| expanded by referendum to include two more Jackson Township | 6 |
| precincts, including the Village of Elwood; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2009, the Manhattan Public Library District | 8 |
| changed its name to the Manhattan-Elwood Public Library | 9 |
| District to better identify all of the residents within the | 10 |
| library district's boundaries; and
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| WHEREAS, The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District | 12 |
| provides service to an approximate 72 square-mile area, | 13 |
| including Manhattan and Jackson Townships and the Villages of | 14 |
| Manhattan and Elwood; the district currently serves more than | 15 |
| 12,723 residents; and
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| WHEREAS, The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District | 17 |
| collection includes 60,807 books, 127 magazine subscriptions, | 18 |
| 1,457 audios, and 3,283 videos/DVDs; the library district is | 19 |
| open 62 hours per week; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District's | 21 |
| future plan is to provide two new facilities, one each in |
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| Manhattan and Elwood, to provide better and more convenient | 2 |
| services for local residents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate the employees and administration of the | 6 |
| Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District on the occasion of the | 7 |
| district's 100th anniversary and thank the district for | 8 |
| providing 100 years of service to local patrons; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District | 12 |
| Board as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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