1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 751 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is especially 1-4 proud to recognize the Fort Bend County Library on the grand 1-5 occasion of its 50th anniversary; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Citizens from around Fort Bend County will 1-7 attend a special ceremony on May 18, 1997, to commemorate the 1-8 establishment of its first library; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A group of 12 women from Rosenberg and Richmond, 1-10 who were members of the Share-a-Book Club, received approval 1-11 from the commissioners court for the creation of a library and 1-12 for the purchase of a bookmobile to serve the residents of 1-13 Fort Bend County on May 12, 1947; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The Rosenberg City Hall was used originally for 1-15 the library until the first library building was completed on 1-16 July 7, 1949, on land donated by Albert and Mamie George; the 1-17 library continued to expand through the years, and in 1974 the 1-18 Mamie George Branch in Stafford and the Albert George Branch in 1-19 Needville were added to the library system in honor of the first 1-20 benefactors; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The present library was completed in 1986, and 1-22 the Fort Bend County Library System has expanded its readership 1-23 with additional branches in Missouri City and First Colony; 2-1 residents of Simonton and Fulshear are served by a mini-branch, 2-2 and the library system also operates the County Law Library and 2-3 several Distance Learning and Telecommunications Centers in 2-4 Fort Bend County; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Surviving members of the Share-a-Book 2-6 Club who will be attending the 50th anniversary ceremony are 2-7 Mrs. Lillian Meyer, Mrs. Mayde Waddell Butler, Mrs. Kathleen Lindsey, 2-8 Mrs. Doris Erwin, and Mrs. Marjorie Balke Vogelsang; others who 2-9 contributed to the success of the library are Mrs. Fern Garmany and 2-10 Mrs. Viola Yates; descendants of cofounders Emma Lee Schawe Dickerson, 2-11 Mrs. Alvin E. Hockmuth, Maude Wallace Knipling, Ruth Beckmann Schult, 2-12 and Mrs. Angela Joeger McNutt will also attend the notable event 2-13 that will bring together members of the community to share this 2-14 special commemoration; and 2-15 WHEREAS, The various functions of the Fort Bend County 2-16 Library System are designed to enrich the lives of all the 2-17 residents of the county, and those who made the library possible 2-18 are truly deserving of legislative recognition; now, therefore, 2-19 be it 2-20 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-21 75th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the directors and 2-22 surviving founders of the Fort Bend County Library System for a 2-23 most enjoyable 50th anniversary celebration; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-25 the distinguished group as an expression of the appreciation and 3-1 esteem of the Texas Senate. 3-2 Armbrister 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 President of the Senate 3-5 I hereby certify that the above 3-6 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-7 on May 15, 1997. 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Secretary of the Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate