| 1 | 1 | | 88R16023 KSM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zwiener H.R. No. 646 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Becky Calzada of FReadom Fighters was selected as a |
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| 7 | 7 | | recipient of the 2022 Intellectual Freedom Award from the American |
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| 8 | 8 | | Association of School Librarians; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1982, the Intellectual Freedom Award |
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| 10 | 10 | | recognizes professionals who have demonstrated exceptional effort |
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| 11 | 11 | | in upholding the principles of intellectual freedom as set forth by |
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| 12 | 12 | | the American Association of School Librarians and the American |
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| 13 | 13 | | Library Association; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Together with Carolyn Foote and Nancy Jo Lambert, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Ms. Calzada created FReadom Fighters in November 2021 as a way to |
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| 16 | 16 | | highlight the positive work of school librarians, celebrate the |
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| 17 | 17 | | richness of children's and young adult literature, and provide |
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| 18 | 18 | | support for library professionals, teachers, and authors in the |
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| 19 | 19 | | face of escalating book challenges; the organization has since |
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| 20 | 20 | | gained a Twitter following of more than 15,000 people and created a |
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| 21 | 21 | | website where weekly actions are posted inviting the public to |
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| 22 | 22 | | raise awareness and advocate for the freedom of school library |
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| 23 | 23 | | users to access information; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Reading widely introduces young people to new words, |
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| 25 | 25 | | new concepts, and whole new worlds, allowing them to become more |
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| 26 | 26 | | informed and insightful members of society, and through her work as |
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| 27 | 27 | | a cofounder of FReadom Fighters, Becky Calzada is helping to |
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| 28 | 28 | | protect students' rights to explore, learn, and grow; now, |
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| 29 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Becky Calzada on her receipt of the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2022 Intellectual Freedom Award from the American Association of |
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| 33 | 33 | | School Librarians and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 34 | 34 | | continued success in her important endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for Ms. Calzada as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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