[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 12935-12936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05080]


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                Proclamation 9087 of February 28, 2014

                
Read Across America Day, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Literacy is the foundation of every child's education. 
                It opens doorways to opportunity, transports us across 
                time and space, and binds family and friends closer 
                together. When parents, educators, librarians, and 
                mentors read with children, they give a gift that will 
                nourish souls for a lifetime. Today, Americans young 
                and old will take time to get lost in a story and do 
                their part to cultivate the next generation of talent 
                and intellect.

                This day is also a time to honor the legacy of Theodor 
                Seuss Geisel, known to us as Dr. Seuss. Countless 
                Americans can recall his books as their first step into 
                the lands of letters and wordplay. With creatures, 
                contraptions, and vibrant characters, they have led 
                generations of happy travelers through voyages of the 
                imagination. Yet his tales also challenge dictators and 
                discrimination. They call us to open our minds, to take 
                responsibility for ourselves and our planet. And they 
                remind us that the value of our possessions pales in 
                comparison to that of the ties we share with family, 
                friends, and community.

                From children's stories to classic works of literature, 
                the written word allows us to see the world from new 
                perspectives. It helps us understand what it means to 
                be human and what it means to be American. During Read 
                Across America Day, let us celebrate, rediscover, and 
                engage our children in this wonderful pastime.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim March 3, 2014, as 
                Read Across America Day. I call upon children, 
                families, educators, librarians, public officials, and 
                all the people of the United States to observe this day 
                with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-05080
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