06/26/2012 Resolutions 2012-162 RESOLUTION 2012-162
WHEREAS,for many years the City of Grand Island Public Library has dedicated various
spaces and collections to the study of genealogy, local history and other aspects of our
community's heritage; and
WHEREAS, the development of these services was largely due to the efforts of Roberta
A. Lawrey, library director from 1959-1991, who was instrumental in the establishment of a
genealogy collection and in the construction of the Edith Abbott Memorial Library in 1974,
and who has been honored for her achievements throughout the years, including Chamber of
Commerce Outstanding Woman Award, the Independent's Woman of the Year, Beta Sigma
Phi Woman of the Year (twice), Grand Island Senior High Hall of Honor, and Nebraska
Library Association Meritorious Service and Excalibur Award honors; and
WHEREAS, in the public library's newly expanded and renovated facility, the Heritage
Room houses the State DAR genealogy collection, the Prairie Pioneer Genealogical Society
collection, various census and newspaper microfilm collections, the Abbott Sisters Research
Center, and a Local Library History section; and
WHEREAS, several library patrons have requested that Roberta be honored in a special
way by the renaming of our Heritage Room to the Roberta A. Lawrey Heritage Room; and
WHEREAS, the library Board of Trustees has approved the renaming of this room and
forwarding this as a request for City Council approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND,NEBRASKA, that the City Council hereby recognizes the
substantial contributions made by Grand Island resident Roberta A. Lawrey in the development
and implementation of public library services in Grand Island, and hereby renames the public
library's Heritage Room to the Roberta A. Lawrey Heritage Room;
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Grand Island,Nebraska, June 26, 2012.
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41.7, avri ek, Mayor
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
Approved as to Form • ,..S.14,„ t
June 25,2012 a City' rney