THE SENATE                           S.C.R. NO.            106
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION
  REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO COOPERATE
    AND FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF VOLUNTEER
    STARTER LIBRARIES.



 1        WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Public Library System is charged
 2   with providing our communities with access to books, ideas
 3   resources, and information which is imperative for the
 4   education, employment, and enjoyment of Hawaii citizens; and
 5   
 6        WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Public Library System is
 7   committed to providing quality information resources to meet
 8   the personal and professional needs of our communities and to
 9   enrich the quality of life of our citizens; and
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11        WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Public Library System provides
12   Internet connectivity as a means of giving fair and equal
13   access to important information to our citizens; and
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15        WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Public Library System has
16   embraced Internet access as an additional reference tool to
17   provide informational and educational services for personal and
18   professional development; and
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20        WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Public Library System has
21   established a statewide online reserve system whereby every
22   citizen has the potential to request and receive library
23   materials in any community where a library exists; and
24   
25        WHEREAS, many island communities have no hope for a
26   traditional library in their area in the foreseeable future and
27   its residents will remain underserved if we continue to commit
28   resources only to this traditional model of library service;
29   and
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31        WHEREAS, in order to reach underserved communities, the
32   state of Maine has successfully established "starter libraries"
33   utilizing online reserve systems and delivery through very
34   small libraries in private homes or community facilities
35   staffed by volunteers; and
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 1        WHEREAS, the starter library system offers a way to
 2   minimize the economic burden of additional staffing of a full-
 3   serve library and the cost of new buildings, furnishings, and a
 4   full library of texts, references, and normal library
 5   materials; and
 6   
 7        WHEREAS, it is possible to establish this form of outreach
 8   with minimal cost to, or supervision by, the Hawaii State
 9   Public Library System; now, therefore,
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11        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
12   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2000, the House of
13   Representatives concurring, that the Hawaii State Public
14   Library System is requested to develop a formal process to
15   review, assist, and approve proposals to form starter libraries
16   in underserved Hawaii communities; and
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18        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii State Public
19   Library System also cooperate and facilitate the establishment
20   of a program of starter libraries with community volunteers who
21   ask for help with grant writing, collection development, book
22   purchases, library instruction, technical support, equipment,
23   and other library related needs; and
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25        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
26   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of
27   the Education and the State Librarian.
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31                           OFFERED BY: ___________________________