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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library has consistently 
3served the residents of Naperville since 1898; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library currently provides 
5library services in 3 full-service facilities and online to 
688,000 card holders, circulating over 4.6 million items per 
7year; the library also responds to nearly 295,000 reference 
8questions annually and hosts over 1,800 programs annually for 
9more than 83,000 attendees of all ages; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library has demonstrated 
11strong fiscal responsibility throughout its years of operation 
12and has, over the past 3 years, steadily decreased its property 
13tax rate while maintaining the highest level of service; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library has consistently 
15operated at a level of optimum efficiency and staffing to serve 
16the residents of Naperville; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, The Library Journal Index of Public Library 
18Service, a national rating system based on Institute of Museum 
19and Library Sciences data, most recently rated 7,513 public 
20libraries throughout the Unites States to identify a concise 
21and straightforward set of indicators of library service 
 
 
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1provision; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, LJ Index scores were based on 4 per capita service 
3output statistics: library visits, circulation, program 
4attendance, and public Internet computer use; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library received a "5 Star" 
6designation, the highest rating given by the LJ Index, in 
7November of 2011; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The Naperville Public Library is one of only 5 
9public libraries in the State of Illinois and 85 public 
10libraries in the United States to be awarded a "5 Star" 
11designation; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
14we commend and congratulate the Board of Trustees, 
15administration, and staff of the Naperville Public Library for 
16achieving this honor and wish them continued success in the 
17future; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to the Naperville Public Library as a symbol of our 
20respect and esteem.