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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CELEBRATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TIVERTON UNION PUBLIC | |
LIBRARY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Felag, DiPalma, Seveney, Euer, and Coyne | |
Date Introduced: February 13, 2020 | |
Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
1 | WHEREAS, The first meeting to establish what is now known as the Tiverton Union |
2 | Public Library was held on March 24, 1820, when a dedicated group of young men convened |
3 | with the noble purpose of founding a social library, which was to be named the Union Society; |
4 | and |
5 | WHEREAS, Over the ensuing years, the location and name of the library changed a |
6 | number of times until the year 1896, when space was rented in a circa 1868 building located in |
7 | Tiverton's historic Four Corners District; and |
8 | WHEREAS, In 1914, through the generosity of the Pocasset Lodge of the Independent |
9 | Order of the Good Templars, the building was purchased by the library for one dollar, giving the |
10 | Tiverton Union Public Library its permanent home; and |
11 | WHEREAS, As an official branch of the Tiverton Library Services, the Union Public |
12 | Library provides excellent customer service and assistance through the service of professional |
13 | staff and technical assistance provided through its affiliation with the Tiverton Library Services; |
14 | and |
15 | WHEREAS, In addition, the library's building and grounds are maintained and funded |
16 | through the Union Public Library Association (UPLA) and are fully supported by the benevolent |
17 | efforts of local volunteers who help people of all ages to discover a world of knowledge through |
18 | various programs and events; and |
19 | WHEREAS, The Union Public Library has helped to build a brighter and more enriching |
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1 | and rewarding future for all who pass through its doors, and has ultimately enhanced the |
2 | economic vitality of our state; now, therefore be it |
3 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
4 | hereby joins with the Tiverton Union Public Library's many friends in celebrating the 200th |
5 | Anniversary of the second oldest library in Newport County. We furthermore encourage all the |
6 | residents of Tiverton to visit the library to take advantage of the wonderful resources available, |
7 | and to thank their librarians and library workers for making information accessible to all; and be |
8 | it further |
9 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
10 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Gayle Lawrence, President of the Union Public |
11 | Library Association. |
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