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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Watauga Public Library is building a |
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5,000-square-foot addition, and this occasion provides an ideal |
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opportunity to recognize this fine institution and its more than |
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two decades of service to its community; and |
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WHEREAS, Opened in 1983 with a collection of fewer than 2,000 |
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books, the library was originally headquartered in about 676 square |
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feet of space in the city's Municipal Complex; it moved to its |
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current site, a 15,000-square-foot structure, in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 20 years, the library has thrived; it |
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has a collection of more than 67,000 items and subscribes to more |
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than 160 periodicals, and last year alone it had a total circulation |
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of almost 330,000; and |
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WHEREAS, A symbol of education and culture, the Watauga |
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Public Library is an invaluable resource to the city and reflects |
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the commitment that the citizens of Watauga are making to the |
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well-being of their children; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate all those associated with the |
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Watauga Public Library on the expansion of the facility and extend |
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to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the library as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |