HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-130WHEREAS, the smartest card is a library card; and
resolution
WHEREAS, in times of economic hardship, Americans turn to -and depend on -their
Iibraries and librarians; and
WHEREAS, libraries nationwide design and offer programs tailored to meet their Iacal
community's economic needs; and
WHEREAS, public library staff help students learn how to perform age-appropriate
Internet searches; online tutoring and Web-based resources for homevrark help using free, public-
access computers; and
WHEREAS, children who have library cards and use the library perform better in school;
and
WHEREAS, by motivating children to read, librarians create lifelong readers, and that
makes for better citizens, which makes for a healthier democracy; and
WHEREAS, the most important school supply of all is a library card; and
WHEREAS, Library Card Sign-Up Month will be celebrated locally at a special "All
About Books" festival at the Road Runner Community Marketplace on September 18, 2010 where
free library cards will be issued.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Butte proclaim September as Library Card Sign-Up Month in Butte County and encourage
evezyone to sign up for the smartest card @ your library.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, this 14~' day of September, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Kirk, Lambert, Yamaguchi, and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
NOT VOTING: bone
ABSENT: None
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Paul
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By:
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Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2010 AS LIBRARY
CARD SIGN-UP MONTH IN BUTTE COUNTY