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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" ON APRIL 7TH THROUGH APRIL 13TH,

2019, AND PROCLAIMING "RHODE ISLAND LIBRARY DAY" ON APRIL 13, 2019

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, McEntee, Speakman, Caldwell, and Craven

     Date Introduced: April 11, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Across the country April 7th through April 13th is the official celebration of

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"National Library Week"; and

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     WHEREAS, Literacy skills are essential for effective participation in our democracy, in

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the workplace, in the community, and within family life.  Evidence shows that low or minimal

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literacy skills can condemn entire families to isolation, poverty and dependence; and

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     WHEREAS, Libraries are true beacons of democracy that strengthen our state and our

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nation by preserving our nation's cultural heritage.  Lady Bird Johnson once said, "Perhaps no

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place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance

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requirement is interest"; and

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     WHEREAS, Libraries empower individuals, strengthen families, and provide the

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cornerstone for a brighter future for all our citizens; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby celebrates "National Library Week" during the week of April 7th

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through April 13th, 2019, and proclaims April 13th to be "Rhode Island Library Day."  We

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furthermore express our sincere gratitude to those dedicated individuals who work, volunteer, and

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advocate for libraries across our state; and be it further

 

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to The Rhode Island Library Association, and to

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Laurie Kelly, President of the Narragansett Library Board of Trustees. 

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