Bill Text: MI HR0170 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare October 2019 as Library Appreciation Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-02 - Adopted [HR0170 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HR0170-Enrolled.html
house resolution no.170
Reps. Huizenga, Crawford, Garza, Hood, Cynthia Johnson, Lasinski, Love and Witwer offered the following resolution:
A resolution to declare October 2019 as Library Appreciation Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, The Michigan Library Association (MLA) annually designates the month of October as a statewide observance to celebrate the contributions of Michigan's libraries, librarians, and library professionals to their communities and to promote library use and support; and
Whereas, Michigan's libraries, including school, public, academic, and special libraries, are vital institutions and dynamic centers of lifelong learning that play a unique role in ensuring the public's right to know and empowering people from all walks of life to make informed decisions about the world around them; and
Whereas, Libraries play an integral role as community, educational, and cultural centers that bring together diverse populations and serve as important cornerstones in healthy communities; and
Whereas, Libraries have the most recent ideas and information available on subjects and are a cost-effective means of providing education, training, and the opportunity for self-improvement to all individuals without regard to age, race, income, or socioeconomic background; and
Whereas, Libraries serve as a vital connection to the people, places, and ideas of the world through books, magazines, videos, and the Internet and are the primary point of online access for people without computers at home, school, or work; and
Whereas, Libraries provide indispensable educational resources for children and teenagers, and are on the front lines in the battle against illiteracy, offering plenty of free activities, as well as safe, enriching entertainment for the whole family; and
Whereas, Librarians and library workers play key roles in helping people explore, imagine, and discover new horizons in the vast world of information, knowledge, and entertainment; and
Whereas, Two-thirds of adult Americans visit their local public libraries annually, with more than a billion visits made each year by adults, and likewise by students to their school libraries; and
Whereas, Michigan's libraries play a key role in the statewide and national discourse on intellectual freedom, equity of access, and narrowing the digital divide and are the cornerstone of our democracy; and
Whereas, Thousands of libraries and library supporters across Michigan are celebrating Library Appreciation Month this year; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare October 2019 as Library Appreciation Month in the state of Michigan. We encourage all citizens of Michigan to visit their local library and explore the wide variety of cultural and educational riches that libraries hold; and be it further
Resolved, That we recognize Michigan’s librarians, library professionals and supporters for their contributions to enrich their communities.
