AGENDA
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4 AGENDA STAFF REPORT
CALEXICO
DATE: September 14, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Esperanta Cols- Ware, Cy Manage, i Calendar.
PREPARED BY: Lizeth Legaspi, Library Manager U
SUBJECT: Library Card Sign-up Month Proclamation September 2022 ========= =================================
Recommendation:
Adopt proclamation for Library Card Sign-up Month for September 2022.
Background:
Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. There's nothing more empowering than a library card During the month, Camarena Memorial Library joins a national effort to ensure every child signs-up for their own library card.
Through access to technology, media resources and educational programs, a library card gives students the tools to succeed in the classroom and provides people of all ages opportunities to pursue their dreams and passions.
Discussion & Analysis:
None.
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Coordinated With:
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AGENDA
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Library Card Sign-up Month Proclamation 2022.
Caledica Cry Council
Proclamation
CALEXICO
WHEREAS, fibraries and librarians play a crucial role in the education and development of children; WHEREAS, librarians are literacy experts, offering everything from preschool story hours to summer reading clubs that sustain school-year learning;
WHEREAS, libraries provide a learning environment that fosters joyful exploration, encouraging students to research subjects that they are genuinely curious about; WHEREAS, librarians create welcoming and inclusive spaces for people of all backgrounds to learn together and engage with one another,
WHEREAS, fibrarians provide a variety of books and resources to serve everyone in the community, making knowledge and ideas available so that people have the freedom to choose what to read; WHEREAS, a fibrary card empowers all people to pursue their dreams, explore new passions and interests, and find their voice;
WHEREAS, fibraries are constantly transforming to deliver new services that connect closely with community needs, even during a pandemic;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Javier Moreno, Mayor of the City of Calexico on behalf of the Calexico City Council do hereby proclaim September as Library Card Sign-up Month. I encourage all residents to connect with their fibrary and sign-up for their own fibrary card.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature and Official Seal of the City of Calexico on the 14th day of September 2022.
Javier Moreno, Mayor