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2019 -- H 5998 Enacted 04/11/2019 |
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 |
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 House of Representatives 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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