Bill Text: NY J02065 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Andrea Herman upon the occasion of her retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the Crandall Public Library

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - ADOPTED [J02065 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02065-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2065

BY: Senator LITTLE

        CONGRATULATING  Andrea Herman upon the occasion of
        her  retirement  after  30  years  of  distinguished
        service to the Crandall Public Library

  WHEREAS,   This   Legislative   Body   seeks  to  acknowledge  those
individuals whose  professional  lives  and  civic  endeavors  serve  to
enhance the stature of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
congratulate  Andrea Herman upon the occasion of her retirement after 30
years of distinguished service to the Crandall Public Library; she  will
officially retire on Tuesday, July 30, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  Andrea  Herman's life experience has been varied and full;
she raised three children, started her own business,  and  worked  in  a
bookstore;  her  talents  extend  to furniture refinishing where she has
exhibited samples of her  restorations  at  museums,  craft  shows,  and
galleries;  in  this  capacity,  she  brought  the  arts,  culture,  and
education to her community; and

  WHEREAS, Andrea Herman's degrees from Syracuse University  and  SUNY
Albany  also  prepared  her  for the myriad of questions she has fielded
during her years at the Crandall Public Library; and

  WHEREAS, Andrea Herman began her employment at the  Crandall  Public
Library  on  August  29,  1989,  as  a  part-time  Librarian  I; she was
responsible for public service desk coverage, filing, book displays, and
subject bibliographies; she also helped at  the  Circulation  desk  when
they  had  meetings and was assigned special projects, such as publicity
for the Library's Environmental Series; and

  WHEREAS, When  Andrea  Herman  became  a  full-time  Librarian,  she
handled  ILL  (interlibrary loans) and selected nonfiction books; as her
contributions and confidence increased, so did her responsibilities; and

  WHEREAS, In 1994, Andrea Herman was promoted  to  Librarian  II  and
became  the Head of Information Services; she supervised other reference
staff, ordered materials for the Reference Collection  and  participated
in  management  meetings,  as  well  as  remaining  accountable  for her
aforementioned duties; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1999,  Andrea  Herman  became   the   Adult   Services
Supervisor;  she was responsible for the management of 10 librarians and
library assistants, and coordination of collection development  for  all
materials, whether print, electronic, or audio visual; and

  WHEREAS,  In her official acts, Andrea Herman was governed by a keen
sense of duty and always showed a unique grasp of human problems; during
her tenure with the Crandall Public Library, she earned the  admiration,
esteem and affection of her colleagues; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the quality of life in their community and have shown a long and
sustained commitment to the  maintenance  of  high  standards  in  their
profession,  certainly  have  earned the recognition and applause of all
the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Andrea Herman upon the occasion of her retirement after  30
years  of  distinguished  service to the Crandall Public Library, and to
wish her continued success in  all  her  future  endeavors;  and  be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Andrea Herman.