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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, There are thousands of public, academic, school, | ||||||
| 3 | governmental, and specialized libraries in the United States | ||||||
| 4 | and the State of Illinois that provide excellent and invaluable | ||||||
| 5 | service to library users regardless of age, ethnicity, or | ||||||
| 6 | socioeconomic background; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Libraries provide millions of people with the | ||||||
| 8 | knowledge and information they need to live, learn, and work in | ||||||
| 9 | the 21st Century; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Librarians and library support staff bring the | ||||||
| 11 | nation a world of knowledge in person and online, as well as | ||||||
| 12 | personal service and expert assistance in finding what is | ||||||
| 13 | needed when it is needed; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize the unique | ||||||
| 15 | contributions of all library workers and the value to | ||||||
| 16 | individuals and society of those contributions;
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| 17 | WHEREAS, A steady stream of recruits to library work is | ||||||
| 18 | necessary to maintain the vitality of library services in | ||||||
| 19 | today's information society; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS,
Librarians and other library workers must be | ||||||
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| 1 | brought to the table at public policy discussions on key | ||||||
| 2 | issues, such as intellectual freedom, equity of access, and | ||||||
| 3 | narrowing the digital divide; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, The funding of libraries and salaries for library | ||||||
| 5 | workers must be increased to attract more talented people to | ||||||
| 6 | work in our nation's libraries and to ensure that these vital | ||||||
| 7 | services are delivered each day;
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Libraries, library workers, and library | ||||||
| 9 | supporters across America are celebrating National Library | ||||||
| 10 | Workers Day sponsored by the American Library | ||||||
| 11 | Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA); | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | the Illinois House of Representatives proclaims April 17, 2007, | ||||||
| 16 | as Library Workers Day in the State of Illinois and encourages | ||||||
| 17 | Illinoisans to take advantage of the variety of library | ||||||
| 18 | resources available, and we thank library workers for their | ||||||
| 19 | exceptional contributions to American life.
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