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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Donna Dziedzic,
4Executive Director of the Naperville Public Library, on her
5retirement; and
 
6    WHEREAS, She will step down in June after 15 years as
7Executive Director; she was named executive director in April
8of 1996 after coming to the library as a consultant; and
 
9    WHEREAS, She spent four months as interim director before
10the library board selected her to take the helm full time;
11during her tenure, the library added a third facility along
1295th Street, renovated both the Nichols Library downtown and
13the Naper Boulevard Library, continued to expand its offerings
14to the public, and was named the best library of its size in
15the country 10 years in a row by the Hennen's American Public
16Library Ratings system; and
 
17    WHEREAS, She adopted a customer-centered approach and
18developed a pulse of what the community wanted from its
19libraries; she plans a "jeans and T's summer" next year,
20relaxing in her garden and taking time for personal reflection;
21and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, She currently co-chairs the Illinois Library
2Association's "The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation"
3initiative, charged with assessing the current environment of
4collaborative library services in Illinois to create
5efficiencies and benefits for library patrons across the State;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, She has held leadership positions with the
8Illinois Library Association, the American Library
9Association, the New York Public Library, the New Jersey State
10Library, the Chicago Public Library, and the DuPage Library
11System; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate Donna Dziedzic on her retirement and wish her
15well in all her future endeavors; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to Donna Dziedzic as a symbol of our respect and
18esteem.