LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Almond
Twentieth Century Club Library Building

WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize and acknowledge certain exemplary institutions that improve
the quality of life for communities within this great Empire State
through increased access to educational and recreational resources; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 100th Anniversary of the Almond Twentieth Century Club Library
building in Almond, New York; and
WHEREAS, The library traces its origin to the establishment of a
literary club created by Carrie Gibbs Stillman in 1901, a group that
officially became the Twentieth Century Club of Almond in 1904; the
library building was completed in October 1912; and
WHEREAS, The Almond Twentieth Century Club Library added a full kitch-
en, a unique feature for a library, to the building through a Works
Progress Administration grant in the 1930s; the kitchen was updated in
1955 and renovated with the help of the community in 1972 after a flood
left four feet of water and mud in the library; and
WHEREAS, In recent years the library has made a variety of building
improvements including increasing its accessibility through the instal-
lation of a lift; and
WHEREAS, The Almond Twentieth Century Club Library continues a tradi-
tion of holding a bake sale and luncheon, complete with its signature
vegetable soup, every year on Election Day; and
WHEREAS, The Almond Twentieth Century Club Library is chartered to
serve the nearly 500 residents in the Village of Almond; the library
circulates over 1,000 items each month; and
WHEREAS, A center of cultural, social and educational activity for the
Almond community, the Almond Twentieth Century Club Library provides
facilities for reading programs, teen programs, tutoring, speech thera-
py, babysitting courses, volunteer opportunities and other community
meetings; and
WHEREAS, The Almond Twentieth Century Club Library offers more than
10,000 items for use by its patrons, including books, videos, audio
recordings and electronic resources; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to commemorate
milestones in the histories of certain exceptional public libraries in
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Almond Twentieth Century Club
Library building; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Almond Twentieth Century Club Library.