Bill Text: MS HC115 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Mrs. Carson Culver; commend on receiving 2011 MS Humanities Council Humanities Partner Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-30 - Enrolled Bill Signed [HC115 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2011-HC115-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Representatives Mayo, Hamilton (6th), Jennings, Mayhall
House Concurrent Resolution 115
(As Adopted by House and Senate)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING MS. P. CARSON CULVER ON BEING SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE MISSISSIPPI HUMANITIES COUNCIL HUMANITIES PARTNER AWARD FOR 2011.
WHEREAS, Ms. P. Carson Culver, a library youth specialist in Horn Lake, Mississippi, and her employer, the M.R. Dye Public Library, recently were honored with the presentation by the Mississippi Humanities Council of the 2011 Mississippi Humanities Council Partner Award, a prestigious award given annually to an individual or organization that has received a grant from the Humanities Council and involved community groups, businesses and churches in the development and implementation of the program covered by that grant; and
WHEREAS, in the fall of 2010, Ms. Culver coordinated the M.R. Dye Public Library's implementation of the Humanities Council Luciernagas Family Reading Program, a Spanish-English literacy initiative aimed at encouraging increased interest in reading among Hispanic parents and their children ages 6-10; and
WHEREAS, Luciernagas, which means "Fireflies," a symbol of Hispanic culture and ancestry, uses the family unit to instill a love of reading, promote an interest in the public library, and most importantly, encourage families to read books written in either English or Spanish and discuss together what they have read, thereby helping foster a lifelong love of learning through reading in Mississippi's Spanish-speaking population; and
WHEREAS, partnering with seven groups in her community, Ms. Culver succeeded in organizing what has become recognized as the most successful, largest and most enthusiastic Luciernagas program ever sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council; and
WHEREAS, with an enrollment of 27 families, versus the norm of 12, along with several other families on a waiting list and more than 100 people regularly participating in the free seven-week literacy outreach program, Ms. Culver's tireless efforts are credited with bringing about the spectacular success of Luciernagas in the Horn Lake branch of the First Regional Library; and
WHEREAS, although Luciernagas usually is not sponsored at the same location two years in a row, due to the overwhelming response to the program and the large number of interested families who were unable to participate in 2010, the Mississippi Humanities Council has made an exception to its customary practice with plans to return Luciernagas to the M.R. Dye Public Library in September 2011; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Culver, a graduate of both the Librarianship 101 and 201 seminars offered by the Mississippi Library Commission, stays current in her profession by regularly participating in educational opportunities presented by the commission and annually participating in workshops at the Children's Book Festival in Hattiesburg; and
WHEREAS, in addition to her outstanding work with the library, Ms. Culver is active in the Horn Lake community and has volunteered many hours of service through various organizations such as Toys for Tots, Keep Horn Lake Beautiful, the Horn Lake Chamber of Commerce and the local Desoto County Schools; and
WHEREAS, in 2008, based upon her nomination by the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, Ms. Culver was selected to receive the President's Volunteer Service Award by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, an honor commemorated by the presentation of a personalized certificate signed by President George W. Bush and a Gold Level pin from the President's Council to Ms. Culver; and
WHEREAS, it is most appropriate to bring special recognition to a remarkable individual such as Ms. P. Carson Culver who, through her professional calling as well as untold hours of volunteer service in local organizations, has dedicated her life to enriching the individual lives of others and bettering her community as a whole:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Ms. P. Carson Culver on being selected by the Mississippi Humanities Council to receive the Mississippi Humanities Council Partner Award for 2011 and extend best wishes for continued success in all of her future professional and personal endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Ms. P. Carson Culver, the M.R. Dye Public Library and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
