SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 753
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Cynthia Cooksey, who has been named the 2017 Librarian
of the Year by the Texas Library Association; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Library Association honors a
librarian who has provided extraordinary leadership and service
within the library community during the preceding year; and
WHEREAS, Cynthia Cooksey is the librarian at Dr. Pablo
Perez Elementary School in the McAllen Independent School
District; she has been an active leader in the library community
since becoming a librarian 14 years ago; and
WHEREAS, Cynthia is admired by her colleagues for her
willingness to share ideas and to help others; she is noted for
organizing summer gatherings that enable district librarians to
select children's books and create corresponding lessons and
activities for the upcoming year; she and her peers also work
together to develop library and technology lessons for upper-level
students; and
WHEREAS, Cynthia has given numerous presentations at
Region One Education Service Center events, and she most recently
participated on a panel of technology experts at the Code the
Valley Symposium, during which she emphasized the importance of
coding; because of her efforts to showcase computer programming
and technology, many campuses in the region are using robotics in
their schools; and
WHEREAS, Cynthia Cooksey represents the highest ideals of
her profession, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for
her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby commend Cynthia Cooksey on her exceptional
contributions to her community and extend to her congratulations
on being named the 2017 Librarian of the Year by the Texas Library
Association; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Hinojosa
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 9, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate