Bill Text: TX HR2359 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Roosevelt Weeks of the Austin Public Library on being named the 2023 Librarian of the Year by the Texas Library Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2359 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2359-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2359 |
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WHEREAS, Roosevelt Weeks of the Austin Public Library has | ||
been named the 2023 Librarian of the Year by the Texas Library | ||
Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, TLA annually presents the Librarian of the Year | ||
Award to a librarian who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership | ||
and service in the library community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Weeks currently serves as director of libraries | ||
for Austin Public Library, and he led the movement to pass an Austin | ||
City Council ordinance to eliminate overdue fines for library | ||
materials that are returned or renewed after their due date; he also | ||
played an instrumental role in expanding access to APL materials by | ||
eliminating the nonresident fee for library cards for Travis County | ||
students that live outside the City of Austin, and he has worked | ||
with local school districts to issue library cards to all students; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Mr. Weeks serves as the | ||
representative-at-large for public libraries on the TLA executive | ||
board, and he is the vice chair and chair-elect of the Urban | ||
Libraries Council; he is also a member of the Waterloo Greenway | ||
board of directors, The University of Texas Libraries Advisory | ||
Council, the University of North Texas College of Information board | ||
of advisors, the Texas Book Festival board of advisors, and a number | ||
of other library and literacy boards and committees; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, expertise, and commitment | ||
to excellence, Roosevelt Weeks has greatly benefited the patrons of | ||
Austin Public Library while earning the respect and admiration of | ||
his colleagues, and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious | ||
honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Roosevelt Weeks on being named | ||
Librarian of the Year by the Texas Library Association and extend to | ||
him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Weeks as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Hinojosa | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2359 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||