[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 2, 2011

  Ms. WOOLSEY. 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.
  Mr. Speaker, I know how important school libraries are to the 
students in my district and across the nation. Please join me in 
recognizing the invaluable contributions that teacher librarians and 
school libraries make to our education system.

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