[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 162 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1942]
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          RECOGNIZING SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND TEACHER LIBRARIANS

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 26, 2011

  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the importance of 
school libraries, which are changing to better address the needs of 
students in the 21st Century. School libraries are an important part of 
our educational system and help prepare students for college and a good 
career.
  Teacher librarians teach students how to conduct good research, how 
to be critical users of the information they find, and how to avoid 
plagiarism. They also play an important role teaching online research 
skills and raising awareness of cyber safety issues.
  For these reasons, I rise to recognize the invaluable contributions 
that teacher librarians and school libraries make to our education 
system.

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