H.R. No. 1253
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Susan Mann of Hillsboro has earned the Distinguished
Service Award from the Texas Library Association; and
WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, Ms. Mann's leadership has
been integral to the Hillsboro City Library, where she has served as
assistant director and, since 1985, as director; through the years,
her efforts have secured more than $2 million in building and
technology grants to benefit the institution and the greater
community; and
WHEREAS, This skilled administrator and advocate has also
worked to increase support for the Texas State Library, as well as
public, school, and academic libraries, and she has helped
libraries throughout the state receive telecommunications
infrastructure funding and E-Rate discounts; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, Ms. Mann campaigned for the establishment
of the Loan Star Libraries Grant Program, designed to provide
additional resources to public libraries in the Texas Library
System; more recently, she played a vital role in obtaining $3.5
million for the program and $1.5 million for the system; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her chosen field, Ms. Mann is active in
the Central Texas Library System, American Library Association, and
White House Conference on School Libraries; she has held a number of
leadership positions with the Texas Library Association, including
vice chair of the legislative committee and president of the public
library division; a charter member of the TALL Texans Leadership
Institute, she also helped to found the Small Community Libraries
Round Table (SCLRT), which currently has more than 430 members; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mann has further given back to her fellow
residents in her work as management information system director for
the City of Hillsboro and as president of the Hillsboro Independent
School District Board of Trustees; her many professional and civic
contributions have earned her such titles as Hillsboro Chamber of
Commerce Citizen of the Year and SCLRT Community Librarian of the
Year; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the importance of providing all Texans
with greater access to information, Susan Mann has been an
invaluable asset to her community and to libraries across the Lone
Star State, and her work has helped to enrich the lives of countless
citizens; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Susan Mann on earning the
Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Library Association and
extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her
important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Mann as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Pitts
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1253 was adopted by the House on April
14, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House