Proclamations, Opinions, Awards - Historical - 4/14/2020
CITY OF GLENDALE
WHEREAS, library staff and librarians work to meet the changing needs of our
communities, including providing resources for everyone and expanding services beyond
library walls; and
WHEREAS, at its four libraries last year – Velma Teague, Foothills, Heroes and the
Main Library - the Glendale Public Library system had nearly 550,000 visitors;
circulated almost 1.5 million items, and offered 2,000 free community programs that
were attended by over 62,000 customers; and
WHEREAS, Glendale libraries enable citizens to transform their lives by offering
programs to meet our community’s needs: resumé writing classes for residents in our
Main Library’s IDEA small business center, 24/7 access to online tutorial help for
students, STEM programming with our ‘Exploration & Discovery Backpacks’ and
‘Level-Up’ Teen Services Grants; and
WHEREAS, with the addition of the Heroes Regional Park Library, serves nearly
400,000 Glendale citizens and west valley residents and for future generations; providing
early literacy and citizenship classes, access to new and bilingual materials, wi-fi
technology and community meeting room and study spaces; and
WHEREAS, libraries, librarians, library staff, and their advocates across America are
celebrating National Library Week in support of the American Library Association’s
initiative Find Your Place at the Library;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Jerry P. Weiers, Mayor of the City of Glendale, Arizona
on behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim April 19-25, 2020 be known as:
National Library Week
I encourage all residents to visit the library online this week, or sign up for a free library
card that will provide them access to books, movies, music and more.
In witness hereof, I hereunto set my hand this 14th day of April 2020.
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MAYOR
Attest.
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CITY CLERK