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          Date of Hearing: April 9, 2015  


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
          31 (Wolk) - As Introduced March 12, 2015


          SENATE VOTE:  35-0


          SUBJECT:  California Library Week.


          SUMMARY:  Declares April 12 to April 18, 2015, as California  
          Library Week.  Specifically, 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.

          2)More than 21 million people use California's public libraries  
            each year.

          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.

          4)California's public libraries provide equal and economical  
            services to library users, and in many cases, serve as a  








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            community's only point of access to resources for learning.

          5)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.

          6)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.

          7)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.

          8)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.

          9)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.

          10)California's public libraries preserve our cultural heritage,  
            inform our present, and inspire our future.
           


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:










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          Support


          None on file




          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)  
          319-2800