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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION Library Giving Day 2019-04-09_c tk 4L j.. roclamation WHEREAS.otir local capacity for literacy and quality of civic life are elevated by having a strong public library able to meet the learning and cultural needs of our residents;and WHEREAS,taxpayer-funded support for our library assures a great level of service through the generosity of donors,philanthropists and volunteers;and WHEREAS,giving to support library services has a storied history in Estes Park dating to 1916 when volunteers from the Estes Park Woman’s Club opened the first library,with a legacy continuing to the present-day Library friends &foundation;and WHEREAS,today’s Library now serves more than 10,000 cardholders,inspiring individual learning and empowering residents of all ages,while addressing community needs through collaboration,innovation,and creativity;and MIHEREAS,in order to meet the challenges and realize the opportunities of our shared future we depend upon a local library continuing its mission to provide ftill access to information,learning opporttmities,technology,culture,and spaces for civic dialogue; and MTHE1tFAS,numerous studies have affirmed investments in library services yield a tremendous return by a library’s capacity to support the economic well-being of its residents through education,the ability for workers to acquire new skills,resources for small businesses,and opportunities for lifelong learning for all;and WHEREAS,the nonprofit Library friends &Foundation organization is renewing its commitment to meeting the funding support needs of the Estes Valley Library in its mission “to bring people,ideas,and opportunities together for the enrichment of our community”;and ‘VHEREAS,Estes Park is the proud home to avid readers and literary enthusiasts and to a treasured independent bookstore,Macdonald Book Shop,and a vital public library, all part of a mosaic,making our town a premiere destination for book lovers. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park do hereby proclaim April 9,2019,as LIBRARY GWING DAY in the Town of Estes Park,and encourage citizens to join in celebrating the ribbon- cutting of the newly-opened Library Friends &foundation Used Bookstore. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand a caused this seal to be affixed. Todd A.Jirsa,Mayor t_c..i--- April 9,2019 ©2005 www.MunicipalAw 256)739-5951