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135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. R. No. 353
2023-2024
Representative Galonski
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the Akron-Summit County Public Library
on its Sesquicentennial.
WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 135th 1
General Assembly of Ohio are pleased to recognize the Akron-Summit 2
County Public Library as it commemorates its One Hundred Fiftieth 3
Anniversary; and 4
WHEREAS, This is, indeed, an important occasion, and 5
congratulations are certainly in order. Established in 1874, the 6
Akron-Summit County Public Library has experienced tremendous growth 7
and prosperity over the past fifteen decades, and it has expanded its 8
collection to include millions of books, eBooks, digital products, and 9
tools across its branches in Summit County; and 10
WHEREAS, The Akron-Summit County Public Library has become one of 11
the community’s most vibrant and venerable public institutions. Thanks 12
to the generous efforts of a host of local citizens, it remains an 13
outstanding resource for its patrons as well as an exciting hub of 14
language and learning that connects people through a variety of 15
programming; and 16
WHEREAS, Those who have nurtured, directed, and sustained the 17
Akron-Summit County Public Library merit praise for their remarkable 18
initiative, diligence, and resolve. With a wealth of vision and 19
vitality, they have shown how very much can be accomplished by a group 20
of conscientious, industrious people, and they can be proud that their 21
unflagging commitment to literacy, education, and volunteer service 22
has made it possible for the library to flourish; therefore be it 23
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of Representatives of 24
the 135th General Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, 25
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applaud the Akron-Summit County Public Library on its One Hundred 26
Fiftieth Anniversary and look with optimism to a bright future; and be 27
it further 28
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit 29
a duly authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Akron-Summit 30
County Public Library. 31