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2020 -- S 2348 Enacted 02/25/2020

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TIVERTON UNION PUBLIC LIBRARY

Introduced By: Senators Felag, DiPalma, Seveney, Euer, and Coyne

Date Introduced: February 13, 2020

WHEREAS, The first meeting to establish what is now known as the Tiverton Union

Public Library was held on March 24, 1820, when a dedicated group of young men convened

with the noble purpose of founding a social library, which was to be named the Union Society;

and

WHEREAS, Over the ensuing years, the location and name of the library changed a

number of times until the year 1896, when space was rented in a circa 1868 building located in

Tiverton's historic Four Corners District; and

WHEREAS, In 1914, through the generosity of the Pocasset Lodge of the Independent

Order of the Good Templars, the building was purchased by the library for one dollar, giving the

Tiverton Union Public Library its permanent home; and

WHEREAS, As an official branch of the Tiverton Library Services, the Union Public

Library provides excellent customer service and assistance through the service of professional

staff and technical assistance provided through its affiliation with the Tiverton Library Services;

and

WHEREAS, In addition, the library's building and grounds are maintained and funded

through the Union Public Library Association (UPLA) and are fully supported by the benevolent

efforts of local volunteers who help people of all ages to discover a world of knowledge through

various programs and events; and

WHEREAS, The Union Public Library has helped to build a brighter and more enriching

and rewarding future for all who pass through its doors, and has ultimately enhanced the

economic vitality of our state; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby joins with the Tiverton Union Public Library's many friends in celebrating the 200th

Anniversary of the second oldest library in Newport County. We furthermore encourage all the

residents of Tiverton to visit the library to take advantage of the wonderful resources available,

and to thank their librarians and library workers for making information accessible to all; and be

it further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Gayle Lawrence, President of the Union Public

Library Association.

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