HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-01-14 Proclamation'~(~£~g, the pul~Jic library movement in the United States reached its zenith in
the late 19th Centm~ when communities throughout the coun_try realized
that the hallmark of a free society is the free and unfettered access to
information of all kinds, and
~e~, in 1896 the progressive city of 8,000 residents and home to The
University of Iowa didO not have a free public library, and
~er~lg, a "Council of 30"_ citizens of Iowa C?y ~was formed ~ the autumn of
1896 to organize a Library Asso~atio~n ~or ~e p .ur~ose o~ opening a new
public library in the community for the benefit 0f a~ citizens, and
Uhereas, on January 20, 1897, the Iowa City F~ree Public Library was forn~.ally
dedicated above the C.O.D. Steam La~mdry at 211 Iowa Avenue and on
the following, d.ay was opened to the public, making available 1,300 ad~t
and children s books for circulation, and
Uhereas, on March~ 1~ 1897, the voters of Iowa City approved, bx an 81 per
cent margin, a ~a~ot measure to finance the operation of the PAblic Library
with public tax monies, and
~t~, for 100 years the Iowa C_ity Public Library h.as grown and prosp%red,
o~ering Iowa Cit~ and Johnson County re4dents an.swers t~o t.~eir
~uestions, facts an~ figures, knowledge an~ .wisdom, qom~o~ and solace,
l~umor and entertainment, and remains "a~solutely and utterly. open to a~
who wo~d make use of ~t ~n fi~lfillment of the wshes of ~ts ~ound s,
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~aW, t~r~[o~e, I, Naomi J. Novlck, Mayor o~ the City of Iowa City, do hereby
proclaim January 19-25, 1997, to be
and c~ upon ~11 citizens to celebrate and recognize the ~-~i,~e role public libra~e~
play in our society and the on-going commitment o~ the'Iowa Ci~ Public Libr~
andits staff to providin~ ~ forms o~: literature, information, life-long educational
opportunities, and qua~ty entertainment.
higned i? .Iowa.City, Iowa,
is 14th day o~ January, 1997.
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that the
information of
movement in the
when communities
a free society is
kinds, and
States reached its zenith in
the coun.try realized
and unfettered access to
i~,rtaS, in 1896~
University
have
.000 residents and home to The
library, and
i~ffi~l~r~a~, a "Council of
1896 to organize a
pubhc library in the
citizens
Iowa City was formed in the autumn of
~odatlon for' the p .uprose of opening a new
for the benefit of 2ll citizens, ariar
i~)l~rl~al~, on Jianuary 20,
dedicated above the
on the
adnlt and
the Iowa City Free Pubhc Library was formally
earn Laundry at 211 Iowa Aven~u~e?nd was
bed to the public, making available 1,300
circulation, and
i~,rl~11t, on March the
cent measure to
with monies, and,
of Iowa'City approved, by. an 81 per
ce the operation of the Pdblic Library
ill~,rgag, for 10{ the Iowa City
offering City and Joltifs,
Ituestiom anlt figures, k~Lo
rimnor entertainment, and remain
who make use of it" in
Library has grown and prospered,
residents answers to their
wisdom, comfort and solace,
"absolutely and utterly. open to all
of the wishes of its founders, '
j~Ow,
I, Naomi J. Novlck, Mayor of
19-25, 1997, to be
City of Iowa City, do hereby
,on all citizens to celebrate and recognize ~e.,
oui: society and the on-going commitment of the
staff to providing all forms of literature,
s, and quaI~ty entertainment.
role public libraries
~ Pubhc Library
g education~
S~igned ~ ~Iowa .City, Iowa,
this 14th day o~ January, 1997.
~J~ag, January 22 is the 24th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision
which established a woman's constitutional right to choose, and
~r~a~, shortly after this historic Snpreme Court decision, the Emma
Goldman Clinic for Women was founded by Iowa City women
determined to provide a range of quality health care in an atmosphere
that respects women, and
~~a~, Gayle Sand, one of the co-founders of the Emma Goldman
Clinic. will be honored at the January 21 Choice Dinner at the Iowa
Memorial Union for her worl~ on behalf of women, and
~l~l~a~, The University of Iowa Medical School curriculum includes both
abortion-related ~formation and opportunities to learn to perform
abortions, making it one of the most comprehensive programs in the
nation with regar~l to women's reproductive care,
~01~, ~ere[0re, I, Naomi J. Novick, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa,
do hereby proclaim January 22, 1997, to be
1omen' to Choose
in Iowa Ci~ and encourage all citizens to recognize our community's
leadership role in providing high-quality health care to women.
tShiigned in Iowa City, Iowa,
s 14th day of January, 1997.