Bill Text: TX HR20 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Arlington Public Library.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR20 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR20-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 20 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The centennial of the Arlington Public Library | ||
| offers a welcome opportunity to recognize the institution's many | ||
| years of service to the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The library is celebrating the anniversary with a | ||
| series of events over a 10-week period in the fall of 2023, | ||
| including a gala on November 4 hosted by the Friends and Foundation | ||
| of the Arlington Public Library; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Arlington Public Library was established on | ||
| March 23, 1923, when librarian Pearl Wade managed a book collection | ||
| from the Tarrant County Free Library; today, APL serves more than | ||
| 1.5 million people each year at its seven branches, the East Library | ||
| and Recreation Center, Ron Wright Lake Arlington Branch Library, | ||
| Northeast Branch Library, Southeast Branch Library, Southwest | ||
| Branch Library, Woodland West Branch Library, and George W. Hawkes | ||
| Downtown Library, which opened in 2018; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Currently led by its director, Norma Zuniga, the | ||
| library provides local residents with access to hundreds of | ||
| thousands of books, audiobooks, e-books, DVDs, digital photo | ||
| collections, genealogy resources, and kits for parents and | ||
| teachers, as well as a variety of educational programs for children | ||
| and adults; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Arlington Public Library has been a cherished | ||
| resource to generations of area residents, and it is a privilege to | ||
| join in celebrating the organization's rich history and the | ||
| exceptional work of the many staff members, volunteers, and | ||
| supporters who have sustained its mission over the past century; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th | ||
| anniversary of the Arlington Public Library and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the library sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the library as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 20 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
