 
Assembly Resolution No. 138
 
BY: M. of A. Brabenec
 
        COMMEMORATING   the   60th   Anniversary   of  the
        Sloatsburg Public Library
 
  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 60th Anniversary of the Sloatsburg Public Library; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Sloatsburg Public Library dates  its  origin  to  1959,
when  a  committee  of  six,  appointed  by  then  Mayor  John McAlevey,
accumulated 6,000 used books and shelved them in the meeting room of the
Village Office; Susanne Dowler, longtime resident of  Sloatsburg  and  a
teacher  in the Ramapo School District, was the library's co-founder and
first Director; and
 
  WHEREAS, Part of the Ramapo Catskill Library System cooperative, the
Sloatsburg Public Library now has a total floor space  of  approximately
5,500 square feet, and is open 62 hours a week, including Sundays; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Sloatsburg Public Library's Community Room hosts many
events, and the Children's Room is home to weekly activities  that  help
promote early childhood learning; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  original  6,000 volumes have expanded to over 28,000;
furthermore, the Sloatsburg Public Library has 3,000 non-book items such
as DVDs, magazines, CDs and books on CD; as the community has grown,  so
has the library; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Sloatsburg  Public  Library's  monthly  programs  and
ongoing clubs for adults and  children  offer  opportunities  to  learn,
exchange information and become a part of the community; and
 
  WHEREAS, While house cleaning the library, a piece of old Sloatsburg
and  Suffern  was  discovered; a 1942 edition of the Suffern High School
Aremac yearbook was found wedged behind  a  bookcase  in  the  biography
room;  it  is a picture perfect look into what it was like in the 1940s;
and
 
  WHEREAS, Remaining  true  to  its  mission,  the  Sloatsburg  Public
Library  is  committed  to  bringing people, information, resources, and
programs together to enrich and build a better community which fosters a
lifelong love of learning; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Sloatsburg Public Library is under the able  leadership
of  its  Board  of Trustees: President Jane Thompson, Vice President Joy
O'Leary, Secretary Christine Goldman, Financial  Officer  Richard  Cook,
Trustee  Darrell  Frasier,  and  Trustee George O'Dell; Annmarie McAnany
also serves as the Library Director; and
 
 
  WHEREAS,   Steeped   in  a  proud  and  distinguished  history,  the
Sloatsburg Public Library 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 60th Anniversary of the Sloatsburg Public  Library;  and
be it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Sloatsburg Public Library.
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Sloatsburg Public Library

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