HR0565 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Sarah Meisels on the occasion of her retirement as Director of the Wheaton Public Library on September 30, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Sarah Meisels has served as Director of the Wheaton Public Library for 35 years; she began her career at the Library in 1966 as a reference librarian; she subsequently served as Assistant to the Director before assuming the role of Director in 1978; and

WHEREAS, As Director, Sarah Meisels has guided the Wheaton Public Library through many significant technological changes while maintaining a collection of outstanding resources and providing many outstanding services to the people of Wheaton; under her direction, the Library has offered thousands of programs for every age group in the Wheaton area and has gone through a massive renovation project in 2007 that doubled the size of the library; and

WHEREAS, During Sarah Meisels' tenure as Director, the Wheaton Public Library was designated as one of the "Top Ten Libraries in the United States" in its population category and as the "Best of the West" library in the western suburbs of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, The Friends of the Wheaton Library will host a community reception in honor of Sarah Meisels and her work at the Library on September 8, 2013; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Sarah Meisels on the occasion of her retirement 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 Sarah Meisels as a symbol of our esteem and respect.