By Greenberg                                           H.R. No. 261
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                                 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.