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MeetingApr 03, 2018 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00
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Category3. MAYOR'S REPORT
Subject3.1a PROCLAMATION: National Library Week ~ April 8-14, 2018
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PROCLAMATION
“NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK”
APRIL 8 - 14, 2018
WHEREAS, libraries are not just about what we have for people, but what we do
for and with people; and
WHEREAS, libraries have long served as trusted and treasured institutions, and
library workers and librarians fuel efforts to better their communities, campuses
and schools; and
WHEREAS, the public library is a powerful educational institution and provides
opportunities for continuous learning throughout a person’s life; and
WHEREAS, librarians continue to fulfill their role in leveling the playing field for
all who seek information and access to technologies, especially as our society is at
a critical juncture regarding the changing information landscape and the skills
needed to thrive in our digital world; and
WHEREAS, libraries and librarians lead their communities in innovation,
providing STEAM programming, Makerspaces and access and training for new
technologies; and
WHEREAS, libraries and librarians are providing even more opportunity for
community engagement and deliver new services that connect closely with
patrons’ needs; and
WHEREAS, libraries support democracy and effect social change through their
commitment to provide equitable access to information for all library users
regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or
socio-economic status; and
WHEREAS, libraries lead in working with diverse communities, including people
of color, immigrants and people with disabilities, offering services and educational
resources that transform communities, open minds and promote inclusion and
diversity; and
WHEREAS, libraries, librarians, library workers and supporters across America
are celebrating National Library Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect,
do hereby proclaim the week of April 8-14, 2018 as
“NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK”
and I encourage all residents to visit the Mount Prospect Public Library this week
and explore what’s new at your library, and engage with your librarian. Because
of you and our experts in the library, Libraries Transform.
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Arlene A. Juracek
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Karen M. Agoranos
Village Clerk
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Dated this 3 day of April, 2018