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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Library system serves over 220,000 residents living in suburban Ramsey County by providing them with a wide range of information and community resources; and WHEREAS, six suburban libraries located in the cities of Arden Hills, Maplewood, Mounds View, Roseville, Shoreview, and White Bear Lake are part of the Ramsey County Library system; and WHEREAS, plans are under way to explore restoring library services to the City of North St. Paul and to make library improvements that respond to increasing community demands and the ever changing technologies; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Library system continues to grow with an 18 percent increase in circulation and over 1.6 million people using the libraries in 2002, and WHEREAS, BookerTM, the cuddly canine mascot of the Ramsey County Library system, can be seen throughout Ramsey County communities spreading the joy of reading to people of all ages at community and school events and encouraging residents to support local libraries; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Library Foundation, which supports the Ramsey County Library system by cultivating donations and financial grants, is sponsoring the fourth annual Taste of Books on November 15, 2003 at the Roseville Library from 7:00 — 10:00 p.m. to highlight the efforts of Ramsey County Library employees, volunteers, and donors to enrich our local libraries; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael I. Fahey, Mayor of the City of Little Canada, do hereby proclaim Saturday, November 15, 2003, to be RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION DAY in the CITY OF LITTLE CANADA And urge all citizens of Little Canada to join with the Ramsey County Library Foundation in recognition of the Ramsey County Library system and its employees, volunteers, and donors who have contributed to the vital and important role that libraries play in our community life. Michael I. Fahey, Mayor