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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 31
          Author:   Wolk (D), et al.
          Introduced:3/12/15  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   California Library Week


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution declares April 12, 2015, to April 18,  
          2015, inclusive, 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 12  
            to April 18, 2015.  More than 21 million people use  
            California's public libraries each year.

          2.California's public libraries are changing and dynamic places,  
            offering books, computers, Internet access, e-mail reference,  
            e-books, and other innovative services to connect their users  
            with ideas and information, and California's public libraries  
            are valued community centers providing education, information,  
            knowledge, and entertainment.

          3.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.









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          4.This year the California State Library will be celebrating its  
            165th year of providing technical assistance and consultation  
            to California's public libraries, and preserving and hosting  
            an abundance of California's priceless historical items.

          This resolution declares the week of April 12, 2015, to April  
          18, 2015, as California Library Week, and commends California's  
          public libraries, librarians, and all library workers for  
          enriching the lives of California residents and helping to make  
          our state an exceptional place to live, learn, and work.

          Prior Legislation

          SCR 14 (Wolk, Resolution Chapter 27, Statutes of 2013) declared  
          April 14 to April 20, 2013, as California Library Week.

          SCR 27 (Wolk, Resolution Chapter 38, Statutes of 2009) declared  
          April 12 to April 18, 2009, as National Library Week.
          
          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified3/18/15)


          California Library Association


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified3/18/15)


          None received



          
          Prepared by:Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          3/18/15 15:33:57


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