 
Senate Resolution No. 1208
 
BY: Senator TEDISCO
 
        RECOGNIZING April 2017, as National School Library
        Month
 
  WHEREAS,  The  quest  for  knowledge  and achievement by students is
stimulated and developed through the use of  educational  resources  and
instruction  provided  by  school  library  programs that are staffed by
professional certified school librarians; and
 
  WHEREAS, School library programs provide the means for  students  to
gain cultural understanding and enhance global communication skills; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Lifelong  learning  begins and is systematically developed
through the school library curriculum of the  elementary  and  secondary
schools; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  school  library program contributes to the individual
growth and development of all students, while fostering both  excellence
and equity in education; and
 
  WHEREAS,  School  library  programs  teach the skills of effectively
locating and ethically using information through  traditional  resources
and  new  technologies to provide literature appreciation activities and
to guide and encourage informational and recreational reading  to  every
student; and
 
  WHEREAS,  School  libraries  provide  materials  that  will  develop
literary, cultural, aesthetic appreciation, and ethical standards; and
 
  WHEREAS, The school library program helps  students  learn  to  find
texts on any topic of interest across a range of complexity, so they are
engaged at a level that is challenging to them; and
 
  WHEREAS,   School   librarians  teach  students  to  inquire,  think
critically, draw conclusions, make informed decisions,  and  create  and
share knowledge in preparation for advanced study and the workplace; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  American  Association of School Libraries (AASL) will
celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of School Library Month in 2017 with  the
theme, "Because School Libraries Empower Students"; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is both fitting and proper that special recognition be
given to school library  programs  and  the  role  of  certified  school
librarians   in  education  throughout  the  State  of  New  York;  now,
therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
recognize  April  2017,  as  National  School  Library  Month; and be it
further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the American Association of School Libraries.
Recognizing April 2017, as National School Library Month

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