Bill Text: IL HR0214 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Donna Dziedzic, Executive Director of the Naperville Public Library, on her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0214 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0214-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Donna Dziedzic, | ||||||
4 | Executive Director of the Naperville Public Library, on her | ||||||
5 | retirement; and
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6 | WHEREAS, She will step down in June after 15 years as | ||||||
7 | Executive Director; she was named executive director in April | ||||||
8 | of 1996 after coming to the library as a consultant; and
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9 | WHEREAS, She spent four months as interim director before | ||||||
10 | the library board selected her to take the helm full time; | ||||||
11 | during her tenure, the library added a third facility along | ||||||
12 | 95th Street, renovated both the Nichols Library downtown and | ||||||
13 | the Naper Boulevard Library, continued to expand its offerings | ||||||
14 | to the public, and was named the best library of its size in | ||||||
15 | the country 10 years in a row by the Hennen's American Public | ||||||
16 | Library Ratings system; and
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17 | WHEREAS, She adopted a customer-centered approach and | ||||||
18 | developed a pulse of what the community wanted from its | ||||||
19 | libraries; she plans a "jeans and T's summer" next year, | ||||||
20 | relaxing in her garden and taking time for personal reflection; | ||||||
21 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, She currently co-chairs the Illinois Library | ||||||
2 | Association's "The Future of Illinois Library Cooperation" | ||||||
3 | initiative, charged with assessing the current environment of | ||||||
4 | collaborative library services in Illinois to create | ||||||
5 | efficiencies and benefits for library patrons across the State; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, She has held leadership positions with the | ||||||
8 | Illinois Library Association, the American Library | ||||||
9 | Association, the New York Public Library, the New Jersey State | ||||||
10 | Library, the Chicago Public Library, and the DuPage Library | ||||||
11 | System; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we congratulate Donna Dziedzic on her retirement and wish her | ||||||
15 | well in all her future endeavors; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Donna Dziedzic as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
18 | esteem.
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