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Law Section: Resolutions, Legislative
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May 21, 2012: adopted
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 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Chili
 Public Library
 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that  the
 quality  and character of life in the communities across the great State
 of New York  is  reflective  of  certain  exemplary  institutions  whose
 purpose is dedicated to serving the community and the needs of its citi
 zenry; and
 WHEREAS,  Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long
 standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly  proud  to  commem
 orate the 50th Anniversary of the Chili Public Library, to be celebrated
 on Monday, October, 15, 2012; and
 WHEREAS, For the last 50 years the Chili Public Library has provided a
 welcoming  place  for the residents of Rochester, New York, to engage in
 lifelong learning, pleasure reading, and programs for all ages; and
 WHEREAS, On October 15, 1962, the Chili  Public  Library  began  in  a
 single room in what was then the Town Hall; and
 WHEREAS,  In  1966,  a 6,300 square-foot library addition was added to
 the Town Hall and served as the town's library for more than  30  years;
 and
 WHEREAS,  In  June  of  1997,  residents approved a bond resolution to
 construct a new one-story Library and Town Hall facility on 24 acres  of
 land  donated  by  Wegmans;  the  following year, the 16,600 square-foot
 library building opened its doors to the public; and
 WHEREAS, With almost three times the space of the former library,  the
 new Chili Public Library includes a separate Children's Room, story time
 room,  multipurpose room and space for computers, materials, patrons and
 staff; and
 WHEREAS, The Town and Library Boards, staff, volunteers and Friends of
 the Chili Public Library have worked diligently to  provide  first  rate
 materials, programs and services to those in the community; and
 WHEREAS,  In  2010,  the  Chili  Public Library was presented with the
 first Rochester Regional Library Council  Public  Library  of  the  Year
 award; and
 WHEREAS,  The success enjoyed by the Chili Public Library is in direct
 correlation to the efforts of the many individuals  who  have  supported
 the development of the library over the years; and
 WHEREAS,  Equally commendable are the Chili Public Library's superbly
 skilled staff, whose involvement is and has always been characterized by
 an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising
 standard of excellence in all of their efforts on behalf of the  library
 and the population it serves; and
 WHEREAS,  Steeped  in  a  proud  and  distinguished history, the Chili
 Public Library may take just pride in its purposeful growth, as it looks
 forward to continuing to serve the educational, cultural and intellectu
 al needs of the community; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause  in  its  deliberations  to
 commemorate  the 50th Anniversary of the Chili Public Library; and be it
 further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to the Chili Public Library, Rochester, New York.
K1354-2011: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Chili Public Library

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