Statue of Liberty National Monument national monument in 1924. In 1937, by proclamation 2250, President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded the monument to include all of Bedloe's Island, and in 1956, an act of Congress officially renamed it Liberty Island. Ellis Island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument by proclamation of President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. The United States historic district, a single listing on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, was designated in 1966. The islands were closed during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 and suffered severe damage. Liberty Island reopened July 4, 2013; Ellis Island re-opened October 24, 2013.
John S. Richards renamed the Public Library Association) from 1949 to 1950. Richards served as president of the American Library Association from 1955 to 1956. Richards spent much time representing ALA in congressional committee meetings; during his term, the Library Services Act was passed into law, funding public libraries in rural areas. John S. Richards John S. Richards (February 16, 1892-December 3, 1979) was a librarian who served as the president of the American Library Association from 1955 to 1956. John Stewart Richards was born February 16, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois. His family moved to the Pacific Northwest when he was four years