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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Public libraries contribute immeasurably to the |
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quality of life in their community, and in 2020 the Henderson County |
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Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library celebrated 100 years of |
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exemplary service; and |
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WHEREAS, The women of the Current Literature Club in |
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Henderson County resolved to create a public library for their |
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community in 1917, and on March 31, 1920, the library was opened on |
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the second floor of the courthouse in Athens; it was dedicated to |
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the memory of those who had lost their lives in World War I; and |
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WHEREAS, With the growth of the community, the Henderson |
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County Women's club petitioned the U.S. Congress in the 1930s to |
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have members of the National Youth Administration construct a new |
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facility, and from 1939 to 1940, seven young NYA workers built the |
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Henderson County Women's Building and Memorial Library, which was |
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dedicated on September 6, 1940; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1966, the community began to raise money to move |
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the library to the former Athens Post Office building; Clint W. |
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Murchison Jr. and John Dabney Murchison donated $35,000 in honor of |
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their father, Clint W. Murchison Sr., and the new library was |
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dedicated in his name on October 19, 1972; and |
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WHEREAS, The library has continued to grow and thrive; in |
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2015, it was accredited by the Texas State Library and Archives |
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Commission, and in 2020, the library celebrated its centennial by |
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installing a handsome new stained glass transom over the front door |
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and initiating a new capital campaign to raise funds for its |
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continued support; and |
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WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Henderson County Library has been |
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a source of enlightenment, entertainment, and inspiration for |
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countless residents, and it is a privilege to join in celebrating |
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its long history and bright future as a vital community resource; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library and extend to |
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all those associated with the library sincere best wishes for the |
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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. |
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Bell of Kaufman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 256 was adopted by the House on March |
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18, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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