Bill Text: TX HR198 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Wells Branch Community Library on its receipt of a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-08 - Reported enrolled [HR198 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR198-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 198 |
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WHEREAS, The Wells Branch Community Library has received a | ||
performance support grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts for | ||
a special storytelling event; and | ||
WHEREAS, On March 1, 2019, Donna Ingham will visit the | ||
library to share stories with a Lone Star State theme in celebration | ||
of Texas Independence Day; the program is part of the library's | ||
First Friday initiative, which brings together performers from many | ||
realms for the enjoyment of patrons of all ages; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Wells Branch Community Library District was | ||
established in 1998; initially run by volunteers, the library | ||
operated out of a closet in the Wells Branch Methodist Church, and | ||
the collection consisted entirely of donations from the community | ||
and other libraries nearby; the library opened its own | ||
2,700-square-foot space in Bratton Square the following year, and | ||
it launched a number of programs that continue today, including | ||
public computer access, summer reading, and the Polar Express | ||
Pajamarama; and | ||
WHEREAS, In subsequent years, the library's holdings | ||
increased considerably; accordingly, it moved in 2003 to its | ||
present location, which offers 16,000 square feet of space; the | ||
library has also expanded its hours to serve residents seven days a | ||
week, and it sponsors concerts, special presentations, book clubs, | ||
and early literacy activities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Wells Branch Community Library is dedicated to | ||
enriching the lives of local residents, and the Texas Independence | ||
Day event is sure to both educate and engage all those who attend; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Wells Branch Community Library on | ||
its receipt of a performance support grant from the Texas | ||
Commission on the Arts and extend sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success to the library's staff; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Wells Branch Community Library as an expression of | ||
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 198 was adopted by the House on March | ||
6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||