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Cedar Hill proclaims National Library Week; Friends group donates $5,000 to summer reading
Summary
The city proclaimed April 2025 as National Library Week and celebrated the library's first anniversary; Friends of the Traphine Hickman Library presented a $5,000 check for the summer reading program.
Cedar Hill leaders on April 8 proclaimed April 2025 as National Library Week and recognized the city library's first anniversary and continued work in literacy and community programming.
Mayor Steve Mason read a proclamation praising libraries as centers of learning and community. Library Director Aranda Bell and the library assistant director described services at the new facility, including study rooms, media labs and free podcast recording studios. Bell told council the library had earned the Library of Excellence Award through the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association for the 18th year and that about 17% of Texas libraries received the award this year.
Representatives of the Friends of the Traphine Hickman Library presented a check for $5,000 to support the city's summer reading program. Frankie Lee, president of the Cedar Hill Museum of History Board of Directors, told council the museum will collaborate with the library for the library's first-anniversary events and announced a children's fossil dig to be held on Thursday, April (date in transcript: April 4?) from 5 to 7 p.m. in Signature Park — the transcript lists the event and the museum's upcoming fundraising tournament to support scholarships.
Councilmembers and library staff invited residents to visit the library and participate in anniversary and National Library Week events.
