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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 14
Author: Wolk (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : California Library Week
SOURCE : California Library Association
DIGEST : This resolution declares April 14 to April 20, 2013,
as California Library Week.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. California Library Week seeks to partner with the efforts
surrounding National Library Week, which is being celebrated
in public libraries throughout the United States from April
14 to April 20, 2013.
2. More than 21 million people use California's public libraries
each year.
3. California's public libraries are changing and dynamic
places, offering books, computers, Internet access, e-mail
reference, eBooks, and other innovative services to connect
their users with ideas and information.
4. California's public libraries are valued community centers
providing education, information, knowledge, and
entertainment.
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5. California's public libraries and librarians advance teaching
and learning by helping students, faculty, seniors, veterans,
researchers, and other members of the general public obtain
the best, most accurate, and complete information.
6. California's public libraries provide equal and economical
services to library users, and in many cases, serve as a
community's only point of access to resources for learning.
7. California's public libraries provide technology training and
help to bridge the digital divide for those who do not have
access to technology at home or at school.
8. California's public libraries change lives by serving over
20,000 adults annually through customized literacy services
delivered primarily through trained volunteers, who
contribute over 750,000 hours annually to assist adults in
learning how to read.
9. The students of California are a rapidly growing group of
library users, visiting the state's public libraries after
school and on weekends for homework assistance and for
materials to use in school assignments.
10.California's public libraries are important community
educational resources, providing books and innovative
programs and services such as preschool literacy readiness,
Toddler Times, the Summer Reading Program, Grandparents and
Books, and Reach Out and Read in conjunction with pediatric
clinics.
11.This year the California State Library will be celebrating
its 163rd year of providing technical assistance and
consultation to California's public libraries, and preserving
and hosting an abundance of California's priceless historical
items.
12.California's public libraries preserve our cultural heritage,
inform our present, and inspire our future.
This resolution declares the week of April 14 to April 20, 2013,
as California Library Week, and commends California's public
libraries, librarians, and all library workers for enriching the
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lives of California residents and helping to make our state an
exceptional place to live, learn, and work.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 3/6/13)
California Library Association (source)
PQ:d 3/6/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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