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In the Matter of the 90th Birthdayof
the
Contra Costa County Library RESOLUTION NO. 2003/524
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Library was established by the Board of
Supervisors on July 21, 1913; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Library began operation on October 1,1913;and
WHEREAS, the County Library has for 90 years provided our communities and our
customers with access to information,in a variety of formats, to build their futures
and fulfill their daily needs; and
WHEREAS, use of the library and its collections is at an all-time high, with the
circulation of the collection exceeding 4.2 million in 2002/03; and
WHEREAS, the library faces a major challenge in 2003/04 in purchasing new releases
and updated resources with a 25% reduction in the material's budget; and
WHEREAS,each day as the doors open at the 23 library locations,children, teens and
adults stream in looking for information, stories, advice, opportunities, guidance,
recreational reading and enhanced literacy; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County PROCLAIM October 2003, Contra Costa County Library 90th Birthday
Month in honor of the Library's 90 years of service to our communities.
MARK DESAULNIER
Chair
District IV Supervis
JOHN GIOIA GAYLE .UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Sugr
MILLIE GREENBERGEDERAL D.GLOVER
District III Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct
copy of an action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date shown:
ATTESTED: September 23,2003
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisor and County Administrator
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