Bill Text: NY J02025 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Huntington Public Library, Station Branch on November 3, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - ADOPTED [J02025 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02025-Introduced.html

Senate Resolution No. 2025

BY: Senator GAUGHRAN

        COMMEMORATING   the   90th   Anniversary   of  the
        Huntington  Public  Library,   Station   Branch   on
        November 3, 2019

  WHEREAS,  It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the quality and character of life in the communities  across  the  great
State  of New York is reflective of certain exemplary institutions whose
purpose is dedicated to serving the  community  and  the  needs  of  its
citizenry; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate  the  90th  Anniversary  of  the  Huntington Public Library,
Station Branch to be celebrated at an event on Sunday, November 3, 2019;
and

  WHEREAS, In August of 1929, the Huntington Library Association voted
to establish a public library, and the Reverend Theodore Lyman Frost was
elected Assistant Librarian to begin  work  at  the  Station  Branch  on
October 1, 1929; and

  WHEREAS,  On  Saturday,  December  8,  1929,  the  Huntington Public
Library, Station Branch, located at 1351 New York Avenue,  in  the  West
Wilton  Wood building, opened its doors to the public for the first time
to register and tour the new facility; the  following  Monday,  December
10,  1929,  the  library had 1,000 books available for the many children
who wanted to read them; and

  WHEREAS, The Huntington Public Library,  Station  Branch  building's
main  floor was 30 x 60 feet, and was rented for $125 per month and $100
per month during the summer; it was the first public  library  to  serve
not only the Huntington and Huntington Station communities, but also the
surrounding  town  of  South  Huntington;  with  a  $2  per year charge,
nonresidents of its district were to be able to borrow books; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout its  history,  the  Huntington  Public  Library,
Station  Branch  has  served  hundreds  of thousands of people, from all
backgrounds, all ethnicities, with materials and resources only a public
library could provide; today, the library is a vibrant community  center
serving the young and old alike, just as it had done 90 years ago; and

  WHEREAS,   Steeped   in  a  proud  and  distinguished  history,  the
Huntington Public Library, Station Branch may take  just  pride  in  its
purposeful  growth,  as  it  looks  forward  to  continuing to serve the
educational, cultural and intellectual  needs  of  the  community;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 90th  Anniversary  of  the  Huntington  Public  Library,
Station Branch; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Huntington Public Library, Station Branch.
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