LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the rededication of the Nyack
Library on May 7, 2011

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 citi-
zenry; 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 rededication of the Nyack Library on Saturday, May 7, 2011;
and
WHEREAS, Established in 1879 as a not-for-profit community-based
organization, the Nyack Library was incorporated to serve the educa-
tional and cultural needs of the community of the Nyacks in Rockland
County, New York; in 1890, it was chartered by the Board of Regents of
the University of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, The Nyack Library provides materials for research, educa-
tional and recreational purposes and maintains a wide selection of books
and audio-visual media to meet those needs; the Library also provides a
meeting room for the public and space for cultural events, informational
presentations and seminars involving the performing arts; and
WHEREAS, Throughout Nyack Library's long and illustrious history, it
has undergone numerous developments; its first expansion, in 1973,
doubled the size of the existing Carnegie building and produced a new
East Wing; a 1992 expansion provided an additional 3,000 square feet by
raising the roof of the East Wing; and
WHEREAS, The May 7, 2011, rededication ceremony will recognize the
completion of the Nyack Library's three story expansion, designed by
local architect Michael Esmay; and
WHEREAS, This most recent expansion has nearly doubled the space of
the existing library structure to 30,000 square feet allowing the Nyack
Library to meet the needs of the more than 250,000 community members who
walk through their doors each year; and
WHEREAS, The lower level of the expansion design includes a Teen Room,
an Educational Computer Classroom, and a Special Purpose Computer Room;
and
WHEREAS, The first floor of the Nyack Library's new structure houses
the Children's Library which offers a magical 4,400 square feet of space
and provides large collections of fiction and nonfiction, educational
games and crafts, as well as up-to-date technology; and
WHEREAS, The new second floor of The Nyack Library hosts a stunning
new Reference Area for Adults arranged in an inviting "marketplace"
layout; updated and expanded collections are available with easy access
to computers for research; moreover, reading tables along the east wall
overlook a stunning view of the Hudson River; and
WHEREAS, The success enjoyed by the Nyack Library is in direct corre-
lation to the efforts of the many individuals who have supported the
development of the library over the years; and
WHEREAS, Equally commendable are the Nyack Library's superbly-skilled
staff, whose involvement is and has always been characterized by an
impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising
standard of excellence in all of their efforts on behalf of the library
and the population it serves; and
WHEREAS, Steeped in a proud and distinguished history, the Nyack
Library may take just pride in its purposeful growth, as it looks

forward to continuing to serve the educational, cultural and intellectu-
al needs of the community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the rededication of the Nyack Library on May 7, 2011; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Nyack Library.