R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On February 23, 1999, hundreds of librarians and
1-2 library supporters from the Texas Library Association will visit
1-3 Austin to celebrate Texas Library Day at the State Capitol; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Founded in 1902 to promote library service in Texas,
1-5 the Texas Library Association is a nonprofit, educational
1-6 organization with more than 7,500 members, including school,
1-7 public, academic, and special librarians, as well as library
1-8 supporters, local officials, school administrators, and members of
1-9 the library vendor community; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The importance of libraries as a community
1-11 educational resource is evidenced by the over 100 million Texans
1-12 who visit them each year, borrowing in excess of 70 million items;
1-13 on the approximately 6,000 campuses in the Lone Star State, there
1-14 are over 4,700 school librarians serving more than four million
1-15 students and school personnel; and
1-16 WHEREAS, In Texas, libraries annually assist nearly 90,000
1-17 citizens in learning to read; the efforts of these vital
1-18 institutions and the members of the Texas Library Association in
1-19 promoting literacy and library service are indeed commendable, and
1-20 it is a privilege to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it
1-21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
1-22 Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 1999, as Texas Library
1-23 Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to all
1-24 those associated with this worthy event.
Greenberg
Pitts
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on
February 23, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House