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HR0690
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to congratulate the Fox River Valley
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Public Library District on the occasion of its 150th
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anniversary, marking a century and a half of service to the
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communities of northeastern Kane County; and

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WHEREAS, The Fox River Valley Public Library District
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maintains its main library in East Dundee as well as a branch
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in West Dundee; it serves approximately 71,500 residents
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across East Dundee, West Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy
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Hollow, and Gilberts, as well as portions of Algonquin,
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Barrington Hills, and Elgin; by population served, it is the
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seventh-largest library district in Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Library service in the Fox River Valley began
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long before the modern district existed and has roots in two
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early subscription libraries, the Carpentersville Library and
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the original Dundee Library; in the 1850s, members of the Sons
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of Temperance gathered a small collection of books in
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Carpentersville's Library Hall, a building shared with the
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local school district; in 1871, the newly-formed
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Carpentersville Literary and Library Association expanded this
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collection and began operating with the help of volunteer
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librarians; that same year, residents formally declared their

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intent to organize a literary society under Illinois law; and

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WHEREAS, The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed
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libraries across the city, prompting an international book
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donation effort and inspiring the 1872 passage of the Illinois
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Library Act; in 1876, Carpentersville established one of the
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first tax-supported libraries in Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, In 1876, the Dundee Library was established
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through the efforts of Dr. E. F. Cleveland and Fred Haverkamp,
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who believed strongly in expanding educational and cultural
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opportunities for the community and whose work helped create a
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space for learning and engagement beyond the social norms of
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the time; and

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WHEREAS, In 1959, the Dundee Library and the
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Carpentersville Literary and Library Association merged to
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form the Dundee Township Library, with a main location in
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Carpentersville and a branch in West Dundee; this merger laid
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the groundwork for what would become the Fox River Valley
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Public Library District, a system built on collaboration,
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community support, and a shared belief in the power of access
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to information; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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we congratulate the Fox River Valley Public Library District
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on 150 years of serving the community as a welcoming place for
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learning, connection, and discovery; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the Fox River Valley Public Library District as
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an expression of our esteem and respect.

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