LIBRARIES

Appointments

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, S2133 [25AP], S2792 [6JN], H5212 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions

Crime: prohibit publication of personal information of public servants on Internet (see H.R. 8962), H8112 [22SE]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant program to support placement of students and licensed professional social workers in public libraries (see H.R. 8822), H7841 [14SE]

——— provide grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during summer months (see S. 4578), S3611 [21JY] (see H.R. 8429), H6882 [19JY]

FCC: prohibit schools and public libraries that receive universal service support from blocking Internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer resources (see H.R. 8249), H5923 [28JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: award grants to higher education institutions for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments (see H.R. 8204), H5877 [23JN]

Literature: recognize sweeping attack on books in U.S., acknowledge role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and recognize tactics used to ban books in classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries (see H. Res. 1392), H8113 [22SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 1360), H7882 [15SE]

Remarks in House

Altoona, PA: anniversary of Altoona Area Public Library, H5177 [19MY]

Illinois: anniversary of White Oak Library District, E174 [25FE]

Lackawanna, NY: anniversary of Lackawanna Public Library, E726 [13JY]

Long Branch, NJ: tribute to Long Branch Free Public Library Library Champion award recipients, E451 [3MY]

Moody, Natorra: Alma-Bacon County, GA, Library Employee of the Year award recipient, H1334 [8MR]

National Library Outreach Day: observance, H4383 [6AP]

National Library Week: observance, H4185 [5AP], H4383 [6AP]

Rock Island, IL: anniversary of Rock Island Public Library, E1136 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

States: condemn efforts to ban books, S464 [2FE], S504 [3FE]