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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The McAllen Public Library won the 2012 Library |
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Interior Design competition, sponsored by the International |
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Interior Design Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The McAllen Public Library became one of the largest |
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single-story libraries in the country when it opened its doors in |
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December of 2011; formerly housing a Walmart, this vibrant |
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123,000-square-foot space now boasts skylights, cozy reading |
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nooks, a teen area, a cafe, electronic classrooms, and a large |
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auditorium; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 60 years, McAllen's main library was |
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located downtown, until city commissioners proposed its relocation |
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to the empty store; Boultinghouse Simpson Gates, a McAllen-based |
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architecture firm, was hired to lead the project, and the |
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organization recruited Minneapolis-based Meyer, Scherer & |
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Rockcastle to help conceptualize the library's interior; and |
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WHEREAS, The designers incorporated nature into details |
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throughout the library, including tabletops made from local |
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mesquite and carpets mimicking the aerial view of the region, with |
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varying hues to reflect its fields and citrus groves; and |
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WHEREAS, The distinguished judges of the 2012 IIDA |
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competition honored Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle for their design, |
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which demonstrated distinction in aesthetics, creativity, |
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function, and satisfaction of the city's objectives; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the new library's readers first began perusing |
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its shelves, the building has received national attention, and the |
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community has enthusiastically embraced the renovated facility, |
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with more than twice as many patrons taking advantage of its |
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services than in the previous location; and |
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WHEREAS, The McAllen Public Library is an inspiring |
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affirmation of the city's commitment to learning and to the |
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community, and it is indeed a pleasure to celebrate the new library |
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building and the much-deserved accolades its designers have |
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received; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the McAllen Public Library on |
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winning the International Interior Design Association's 2012 |
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Library Interior Design Award and extend to all those associated |
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with this institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the McAllen Public Library as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Guerra |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1797 was adopted by the House on May |
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8, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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