Bill Text: NY J01047 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2, 2019, as Children's Book Day in the State of New York
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-09 - ADOPTED [J01047 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-J01047-Introduced.html
Senate Resolution No. 1047 BY: Senator MAYER LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2, 2019, as Children's Book Day in the State of New York WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize official days that are set aside to increase awareness of initiatives which affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2, 2019, as Children's Book Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of International Children's Book Day; and WHEREAS, Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen's birthday on April 2nd, International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books; and WHEREAS, The International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together by promoting international understanding through children's books; giving children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards; encouraging the publication and distribution of quality children's books, especially in developing countries; providing support and training for those involved with children and children's literature; stimulating research and scholarly works in the field of children's literature; and protecting and upholding the Rights of the Child according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and WHEREAS, IBBY was founded in Zurich, Switzerland, and is composed of about 70 member countries which are called National Sections; each year a different National Section has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD; it decides upon a theme and invites a prominent author from the host country to write a message to the children of the world and a well-known illustrator to design a poster which are used in different ways to promote books and reading; and WHEREAS, This year's international sponsor is Lithuania, and their theme is "Books Help us to Slow Down"; in books, things happen quietly and in a precisely arranged order, and events of the past calmly meet events that are yet to come; and WHEREAS, Whether it is in the library during story time or at home before bed, we can help create a lifelong reader by showing children how wonderful books are at a young age; and WHEREAS, Studies show that children who are read to at least three times a week are almost twice as likely to score in the top 25% in reading scores; and WHEREAS, The universe of a book is wide open; it happily fuses reality with imagination and fantasy; books help us not to rush, books teach us to notice things, and books invite us or even make us sit down for a while; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to help increase awareness of initiatives which affect the lives of citizens of New York State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 2, 2019, as Children's Book Day in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York.