8854-16 Commend Lakewood Public Library

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RESOLUTION NO. 8854 -16 BY: Anderson, - Bullock, Litten, - - -- Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. A RESOLUTION to congratulate Lakewood Public Library on being awarded once again a perfect five star rating from the Public Library Service. - WHEREAS, the Library Journal of Public Library Service afforded Lakewood Library its highest rating due to the Library's vast number of visitors, heft of circulated materials, number of technology center users, and popularity of programs, and WHEREAS, Lakewood Public Library serves a critical role in our thriving community, expanding education, providing venues for creativity, supporting economic development, and often providing opportunity for those talented and eager but without access to such rich resources, and WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper that we hereby extend to the dedicated staff and supporters of Lakewood Public Library our hearty congratulations on being rated a five star library; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That this Council and Mayor hereby extend to Library Director Jim Crawford, Library Board President Michael L. Artbauer and the Library staff congratulations upon earning five stars from the Library Journal and further wish to thank them for their commitment to the betterment of Lakewood. Section 2. That the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to forward this Resolution to the Lakewood Public Library, c/o Mr. Jim Crawford, and that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of the meeting. Section 3. It is found and. determined ..that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this Resolution -were adopted in an. open meeting of this Council and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Adopted: Ill c,PGAk 7, 101 Approved: �7, 180