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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Susan Mann of Hillsboro has earned the Distinguished |
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Service Award from the Texas Library Association; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Ms. Mann's leadership has |
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been integral to the Hillsboro City Library, where she has served as |
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assistant director and, since 1985, as director; through the years, |
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her efforts have secured more than $2 million in building and |
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technology grants to benefit the institution and the greater |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled administrator and advocate has also |
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worked to increase support for the Texas State Library, as well as |
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public, school, and academic libraries, and she has helped |
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libraries throughout the state receive telecommunications |
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infrastructure funding and E-Rate discounts; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Ms. Mann campaigned for the establishment |
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of the Loan Star Libraries Grant Program, designed to provide |
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additional resources to public libraries in the Texas Library |
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System; more recently, she played a vital role in obtaining $3.5 |
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million for the program and $1.5 million for the system; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her chosen field, Ms. Mann is active in |
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the Central Texas Library System, American Library Association, and |
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White House Conference on School Libraries; she has held a number of |
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leadership positions with the Texas Library Association, including |
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vice chair of the legislative committee and president of the public |
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library division; a charter member of the TALL Texans Leadership |
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Institute, she also helped to found the Small Community Libraries |
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Round Table (SCLRT), which currently has more than 430 members; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mann has further given back to her fellow |
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residents in her work as management information system director for |
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the City of Hillsboro and as president of the Hillsboro Independent |
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School District Board of Trustees; her many professional and civic |
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contributions have earned her such titles as Hillsboro Chamber of |
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Commerce Citizen of the Year and SCLRT Community Librarian of the |
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Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing the importance of providing all Texans |
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with greater access to information, Susan Mann has been an |
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invaluable asset to her community and to libraries across the Lone |
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Star State, and her work has helped to enrich the lives of countless |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Susan Mann on earning the |
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Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Library Association and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |