Virginia HJ 749: Commending Newport News Public Library.

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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 749 

Commending Newport News Public Library. 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 4, 2021 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 11, 2021 

WHEREAS, Newport News Public Library received an Innovations 
Initiative Honorable Mention from the Urban Libraries Council in 2020; and

WHEREAS, the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) annually recognizes 
member library systems across the United States and Canada for implementing 
cutting-edge programs, strategies, tools, techniques, and ideas; and

WHEREAS, the ULC honored Newport News Public Library in the 
category of digital citizenship for establishing a mobile Wi-Fi program that 
brought connectivity to areas of Newport News with limited Internet access; and

WHEREAS, with its library branches closed due to the COVID-19 
pandemic, the Newport News Public Library�s mobile Wi-Fi program provided a 
vital resource to the community at a time when the need for Internet access is 
greater than ever; and

WHEREAS, after identifying areas in the city with little to no 
access to the Internet, staff with the Newport News Public Library drove Wi-Fi 
hotspots to designated, preannounced locations, enabling up to 30 simultaneous 
users to use the Internet for hours at a time; and

WHEREAS, with improved access to the Internet, many residents 
of Newport News were better able to fulfill essential life tasks, like 
finishing school assignments, checking email, and applying for jobs or benefits; 
now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, 
That the General Assembly hereby commend Newport News Public Library for its 
Innovations Initiative Honorable Mention from the Urban Libraries Council; and, 
be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates 
prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Newport News Public 
Library as an expression of the General Assembly�s admiration for the library�s 
contributions to Newport News and the Commonwealth.