| 9 | | - | Whereas, museums and libraries are the cornerstone of our democracy, serve as public |
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| 10 | | - | forums to debate big ideas, and are places to learn of past societies and gain guidance for |
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| 11 | | - | shaping the future, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, the State of Vermont is home to more museums per capita than any other |
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| 13 | | - | state in the nation, with 48 museums per 100,000 residents, and there are nearly 300 |
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| 14 | | - | statewide, and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, most Vermont museums are small local historical organizations, and their |
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| 16 | | - | predominantly volunteer staff serve in these roles because they love their communities |
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| 17 | | - | and the associated heritage these special institutions are preserving, in the form of |
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| 18 | | - | archives, objects, and stories for future generations, and |
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| 19 | | - | Whereas, similarly, the State of Vermont hosts more libraries per capita than any other |
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| 20 | | - | state, totaling 185 public libraries or 28 per 100,000 residents, and |
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| 21 | | - | Whereas, the modern library is not merely a convenient depository of circulating |
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| 22 | | - | books and a wonderful place to read, but, equally important, it serves as the heart of our |
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| 23 | | - | communities by lending tools; hosting musical performances and lectures; exhibiting |
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| 24 | | - | films; acting as an emergency response hub and information technology access center; |
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| 25 | | - | and, more broadly, as a community facility where curiosity can be satisfied and our |
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| 26 | | - | common humanity shared among each other, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, museums and libraries often combine their facilities and services, offering |
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| 28 | | - | the best of both educational milieus, and |
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| 29 | | - | Whereas, today, April 10, 2025, staff and volunteers from the Vermont Historical |
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| 30 | | - | Society, which, since 1838, has served as one of the premiere organizations in Vermont |
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| 31 | | - | combining both museum and library facilities and services, are visiting the State House to |
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| 32 | | - | remind the General Assembly of the great community worth of both their own institution |
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| 33 | | - | and of museums and libraries across the Green Mountain State, now therefore be it |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutiondesignatingApril10,2025asMuseumsandLibrariesDayattheStateHouse |
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| 8 | + | Whereas,museumsandlibrariesarethecornerstoneofourdemocracy,serveaspublicforumstodebatebig |
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| 9 | + | ideas,andareplacestolearnofpastsocietiesandgainguidanceforshapingthefuture, and |
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| 10 | + | Whereas,theStateofVermontishometomoremuseumspercapitathananyotherstateinthenation,with |
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| 11 | + | 48museumsper100,000residents,andtherearenearly300statewide, and |
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| 12 | + | Whereas,mostVermontmuseumsaresmalllocalhistoricalorganizations,andtheirpredominantlyvolunteer |
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| 13 | + | staffserveintheserolesbecausetheylovetheircommunitiesandtheassociatedheritagethesespecial |
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| 14 | + | institutionsarepreserving,intheformofarchives,objects,andstoriesforfuturegenerations, and |
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| 15 | + | Whereas,similarly,theStateofVermonthostsmorelibrariespercapitathananyotherstate,totaling185 |
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| 16 | + | publiclibrariesor28per100,000residents, and |
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| 17 | + | Whereas,themodernlibraryisnotmerelyaconvenientdepositoryofcirculatingbooksandawonderful |
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| 18 | + | placetoread,but,equallyimportant,itservesastheheartofourcommunitiesbylendingtools;hostingmusical |
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| 19 | + | performancesandlectures;exhibitingfilms;actingasanemergencyresponsehubandinformationtechnology |
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| 20 | + | accesscenter;and,morebroadly,asacommunityfacilitywherecuriositycanbesatisfiedandourcommon |
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| 21 | + | humanitysharedamongeachother, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,museumsandlibrariesoftencombinetheirfacilitiesandservices,offeringthebestofboth |
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| 23 | + | educationalmilieus, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,today,April10,2025,staffandvolunteersfromtheVermontHistoricalSociety,which,since1838, |
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| 25 | + | hasservedasoneofthepremiereorganizationsinVermontcombiningbothmuseumandlibraryfacilitiesand |
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| 26 | + | services,arevisitingtheStateHousetoremindtheGeneralAssemblyofthegreatcommunityworthofboth |
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| 27 | + | theirowninstitutionandofmuseumsandlibrariesacrosstheGreenMountainState,nowtherefore be it |
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