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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> <br />P R O C L A M A T I O N <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Library system serves over 220,000 residents living <br />in suburban Ramsey County by providing them with a wide range of information and <br />community resources; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Library is an important art of the community and party <br />of the Ramsey County Library system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, five other suburban libraries located in the cities of Arden Hills, <br />Maplewood, Mounds View, Roseville, Shoreview, and White Bear Lake are also part of the <br />Ramsey County Library system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, plans are under way to explore restoring library services to the City of <br />North St. Paul and to make library improvements that respond to increasing community <br />demands and the ever changing technologies; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Library system continues to grow with an 18 <br />percent increase in circulation and over 1.6 million people using the libraries in 2002, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Booker, the cuddly canine mascot of the Ramsey County Library <br />system, can be seen throughout Ramsey County communities spreading the joy of reading <br />to people of all ages at community and school events and encouraging residents to support <br />local libraries; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Library Foundation, which supports the Ramsey <br />County Library system by cultivating donations and financial grants, is sponsoring the <br />fourth annual Taste of Books on November 15, 2003 at the Roseville Library from 7:00 – <br />10:00pm to highlight the efforts of Ramsey County Library employees, volunteers, and <br />donors to enrich our local libraries; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry Linke, Mayor of the City of Mounds View, do hereby <br />proclaim Saturday, November 15, 2003, to be <br /> <br />RAMSEY COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION DAY in the CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> <br />And urge all citizens of Mounds View to join the Ramsey County Library Foundation in <br />recognition of the Ramsey County Library system and its employees, volunteers, and <br />donors who have contributed to the vital and important role that libraries play in our <br />community life. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Jerry Linke, Mayor <br /> <br />(SEAL)