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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T 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: Senator Bridget Valverde

     Date Introduced: April 11, 2019

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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

"National Library Week"; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

requirement is interest"; and

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

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

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby celebrates "National Library Week" during the week of April 7th through April 13th, 2019,

and proclaims April 13th to be "Rhode Island Library Day."  We furthermore express our sincere

gratitude to those dedicated individuals who work, volunteer, and advocate for libraries across

our state; and be it further

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

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

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

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