Bill Text: IL HR0687 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Bound to Stay Bound Books on its 100th anniversary.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0687 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0687-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Bound to Stay Bound Books
on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding; and
WHEREAS, Bound to Stay Bound is a third generation family
owned business in Jacksonville; currently led by Robert L.
"Bob" Sibert, its primary mission is to provide the best
juvenile books, media products, and related services to the
libraries of North America, as closely matched to their needs
as possible and as economically as possible; and
WHEREAS, Bound to Stay Bound's story began in 1920 when
Lawrence D. Sibert and William Suhy founded New Method Book
Bindery on the second floor of 220 South Main in Jacksonville,
the former location of Degan's Dance Hall; it expanded and
moved to 201 South Kosciusko in 1923; New Method acquired Ward
Brothers Bindery in 1937; the business evolved into
Hertzberg-New Method in 1953; it moved to its current location
at 1880 West Morton Avenue in 1959; the company became Bound to
Stay Bound Books in 1970, based on a book by Melvin Summerfield
that it had published in 1956; and
WHEREAS, Bound to Stay Bound has given back to the
community in a number of ways; it began a librarian scholarship

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in 1984, providing financial assistance for the education of
men and women who intend to pursue an MLS or advanced degree
and who plan to work in the area of library service to
children; it began offering Illinois College scholarships for
employees in 1998; it has sponsored and provided travel grants
for a number of conferences and programs led by the American
Association of School Librarians (AASL); and
WHEREAS, Bound to Stay Bound and its owners have been the
recipients of numerous awards and honors over its long history,
including the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce's Industry
of the Year Award in 1990, the Illinois State Board of
Education's Business-Education Partnership Program Honorable
Mention in 1998, the American Association of School Librarians'
Crystal Apple Award in 2004 and 2015, the Jacksonville Area
Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award in 2007, the
Educational Book & Media Association's 3rd Jean Srnecz Award in
2017, the Association of Illinois School Library Educators'
Pillar Award in 2018, and the Illinois State Historical
Society's Centennial Business Award in 2019; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Bound to Stay Bound Books on its one hundred
years of service to the libraries across North America; and be
it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Bound to Stay Bound.