Senate Resolution No. 1891
BY: Senator MAY
MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
April 2026 as School Library Month in the State of
New York
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026 as School Library Month in
the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
School Library Month; and
WHEREAS, In 1985, National School Library Month was established by
Lucille Thomas to help schools and their local communities celebrate the
library, particularly the major role school library programs play in
transforming learning; and
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
guide and encourage informational and recreational reading for 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, engaging 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, 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
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2026 as School
Library Month in the State of New York; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.
