H.R. No. 1011
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On June 15, 2003, residents of the Alamo City will
mark an important occasion in the history of their community when
they celebrate the 100th anniversary of the San Antonio Public
Library; and
WHEREAS, The city's first free public library, Carnegie
Library of San Antonio, was established in 1903; funded by a $50,000
grant from Andrew Carnegie, it was built on land donated by Caroline
Kampmann and originally housed some 7,500 books; and
WHEREAS, Since that time, the San Antonio Public Library has
experienced tremendous growth; the library system now comprises the
Central Library in downtown San Antonio, 19 auxiliary branches in
the surrounding communities, and a bookmobile program that serves
areas throughout Bexar County; and
WHEREAS, Continually evolving to meet the changing needs of
its patrons, this exemplary institution offers a variety of unique
services, including access to Spanish Internet computers, a
Books-by-Mail service for residents who are homebound, and a
Teacher's Card for educators and day-care providers who need to
borrow large numbers of books for classroom use; and
WHEREAS, The San Antonio Public Library has served as an
intellectual beacon to generations of Texans during its first
century of service, and it will undoubtedly strive to maintain this
tradition of excellence in the years to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the 100th anniversary of the San
Antonio Public Library and extend sincere best wishes for its
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for prominent display at the San Antonio Public Library as
an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Jones of Bexar
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1011 was adopted by the House on May
5, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House