NY J03255

Senate Resolution commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Jervis Public Library on July 15, 2020

Jervis Public Library officially opened to the public on July 15, 1895, founded by prominent 19th century civil engineer John Bloomfield Jervis who bequeathed his Greek Revival-style house and personal library to the City of Rome

John Bloomfield Jervis (born 1795) was a pioneering civil engineer who worked on the Erie Canal, designed early locomotives, served as chief engineer of the 41-mile Croton Aqueduct project, and designed the Harlem River High Bridge completed in 1848

The library has served hundreds of thousands of people from all backgrounds throughout its history and continues to function as a vibrant community center serving educational, cultural, and intellectual needs

Directs transmission of an engrossed copy of the Resolution to the Jervis Public Library