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HR0690LRB104 20574 RMO 34058 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate the Fox River Valley 

4Public Library District on the occasion of its 150th 

5anniversary, marking a century and a half of service to the 

6communities of northeastern Kane County; and

7 WHEREAS, The Fox River Valley Public Library District 

8maintains its main library in East Dundee as well as a branch 

9in West Dundee; it serves approximately 71,500 residents 

10across East Dundee, West Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy 

11Hollow, and Gilberts, as well as portions of Algonquin, 

12Barrington Hills, and Elgin; by population served, it is the 

13seventh-largest library district in Illinois; and

14 WHEREAS, Library service in the Fox River Valley began 

15long before the modern district existed and has roots in two 

16early subscription libraries, the Carpentersville Library and 

17the original Dundee Library; in the 1850s, members of the Sons 

18of Temperance gathered a small collection of books in 

19Carpentersville's Library Hall, a building shared with the 

20local school district; in 1871, the newly-formed 

21Carpentersville Literary and Library Association expanded this 

22collection and began operating with the help of volunteer 

23librarians; that same year, residents formally declared their 

HR0690- 2 -LRB104 20574 RMO 34058 r

1intent to organize a literary society under Illinois law; and

2 WHEREAS, The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed 

3libraries across the city, prompting an international book 

4donation effort and inspiring the 1872 passage of the Illinois 

5Library Act; in 1876, Carpentersville established one of the 

6first tax-supported libraries in Illi