Full Text of HR1097 94th General Assembly
HR1097 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Gail Borden Public Library District was recently | 3 |
| named the North Suburban Library System's Library of the Year; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Gail Borden Public Library was founded with an | 6 |
| innovative and community spirit; Gail Borden, the library's | 7 |
| namesake, invented condensed milk to improve public health | 8 |
| standards; innovation and a strong sense of community continue | 9 |
| to be hallmarks of the library to this day as it continues to | 10 |
| reaffirm that a public library is a vibrant community center; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Throughout Gail Borden Library's history, there | 13 |
| have been many firsts: the first public library in Illinois to | 14 |
| adopt an optical scanner for checkout of materials (1974); the | 15 |
| first library in the country to create a center for | 16 |
| preschoolers, offering intellectual and social stimulation in | 17 |
| a creative, hands-on environment (1977); one of the first | 18 |
| libraries in the country to install a fiber optic network, | 19 |
| linking the library with the City, Elgin Community College, | 20 |
| School District U46, and the local cable company (1996); other | 21 |
| distinguishing hallmarks include service to the Hispanic | 22 |
| population, dating from the mid-1970s with the addition of | 23 |
| Spanish-language materials and a bilingual staff member, and | 24 |
| formation of a steering committee which led to the creation of | 25 |
| Literacy Volunteers of America/Elgin affiliate (1984), which | 26 |
| continues to offer tutoring for adult new readers; and
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| WHEREAS, An integral part of the educational community, the | 28 |
| library continually seeks to provide cooperative programs and | 29 |
| to share expertise; this can range from class visits to book | 30 |
| talks for school library colleagues or mentoring a library | 31 |
| school intern; this year, the library's ReaderShip van visited | 32 |
| 254 preschools and day care centers, providing stories, puppet |
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| shows, and music for children as well as reading tips for | 2 |
| teachers and parents; the Youth Services Department hosted a | 3 |
| two-week educational series on poetry for Hamilton Wings, an | 4 |
| art-based organization for low income and minority children; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Most recently, the library hosted "GIANTS: | 7 |
| African Dinosaurs Created by Project Exploration"; this | 8 |
| multi-faceted project, supported by the Grand Victoria | 9 |
| Foundation, Elgin Noon Kiwanis, and the Gail Borden Library | 10 |
| Foundation, showcased newly discovered African dinosaurs that | 11 |
| lived 135 million years ago, including towering skeletons, | 12 |
| original fossil material, touchable exhibitory, and | 13 |
| interactive components; this exhibit brought together 225 | 14 |
| community volunteers, 50 businesses, organizations, and civic | 15 |
| groups, 11,000 child visitors, and 1,500 people who viewed the | 16 |
| exhibit; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 |
| we recognize the amazing efforts of the Gail Borden Public | 20 |
| Library District that led to it being named the North Suburban | 21 |
| Library System's Library of the Year; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to the Gail Borden Public Library.
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