Arkansas 2023 Regular Session

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4	4	State of Arkansas 1
5	5	94th General Assembly 2
6	6	Regular Session, 2023 SR 47 3
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8	8	By: Senator C. Tucker 5
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10	10	SENATE RESOLUTION 7
11	11	TO PROCLAIM THE MONT H OF APRIL AS SCHOOL LIBRARY 8
12	12	MONTH IN ARKANSAS. 9
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16	16	TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS SCHOOL 13
17	17	LIBRARY MONTH IN ARKANSAS. 14
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19	19	WHEREAS, the American Library Association announced the first National 16
20	20	Library Week in 1958 and the fi rst national school library month in 1985; and 17
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22	22	WHEREAS, the first systematically organized library was founded in the 19
23	23	7th century B.C. by Assyrian ruler Ashurbanipal in Nineveh, in contemporary 20
24	24	Iraq and it contained approximately thirty thousand (30,000) cuneiform 21
25	25	tablets sorted by subject; and 22
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27	27	WHEREAS, libraries are great repositories of knowledge and the goal of 24
28	28	libraries is to collect knowledge and distribute it for its use in everyday 25
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31	31	WHEREAS, libraries are full of stories in a v ariety of formats from 28
32	32	picture books to large print, audiobooks to e -books, and more; and 29
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34	34	WHEREAS, school libraries and librarians provide another space for 31
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36	36	area for students to study, and encourage students to read; and 33
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38	38	WHEREAS, as learning becomes virtual and students can access learning 35
39	39	media anywhere they have an internet connection, school librarians show the 36 SR47
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44	44	students how to safely access and use school resources from home or another 1
45	45	space that has an internet connection; and 2
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47	47	WHEREAS, while students are typically the ones utilizing the resources 4
48	48	the school library has to offer, well -trained librarians are expert 5
49	49	researchers and can provide teachers with research tools and educational 6
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52	52	WHEREAS, librarians that work with teachers provide resources to 9
53	53	complement lessons in the classroom with displays and other resources in the 10
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56	56	WHEREAS, the school library can be a hub of communal activity for th e 13
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59	59	WHEREAS, despite the convenience of the internet, students still like 16
60	60	to physically visit a library and spend time among books and other readers; 17
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63	63	WHEREAS, this year’s National Library Week will be celebrated with the 20
64	64	theme "There's More to the Story", 21
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66	66	NOW THEREFORE, 23
67	67	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 24
68	68	STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25
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70	70	THAT the Senate proclaim the month of April as School Library Month in 27
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