HR0386 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0386 LRB095 12024 GRL 35674 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Susan Burrows for her 40 years of service to the Des Plaines community; and

WHEREAS, Susan Burrows was a valued member of the Des Plaines Public Library Board of Trustees from July 19, 1979 to April 22, 2006; she served as President of the Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1989; she served on the library's 80th and 90th Anniversary Committees; she served as the chair of the Finance Committee several times and ensured that the library was fiscally responsible; members of the Board came to depend on Ms. Burrows for her knowledge of library law and library funding; and

WHEREAS, During her time on the Des Plaines Public Library Board of Trustees, Susan Burrows led the transition of the library's paper catalog into a fully functional automated catalog, encouraged the library to became a member of a consortium of libraries, led the library to become a repository of antique dolls and information of doll collecting, and helped create the design of the new library building; she was instrumental in establishing the Library Foundation and was a tireless worker for its fundraiser, Do the Dewey; and

WHEREAS, Susan Burrows has been generous with her time and money; she donated Thomas The Tank trains and train tables to the library's children's department, which became the department's most popular feature; she donated the aquarium for the children's room in the new library building that the children of Des Plaines requested be part of the new children's space; and

WHEREAS, Susan Burrows has a deep understanding of the value of libraries to the entire community of Des Plaines and the many ways that a library serves its customers; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate and thank Susan Burrows on many years of service to the Des Plaines community and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Susan Burrows as an expression of our esteem and respect.