This is a Senate resolution expressing strong support for library workers and the services libraries provide to American communities. The resolution recognizes that libraries have taken on expanded roles beyond traditional services—they now help address homelessness, the opioid crisis, provide internet access to underserved areas, and serve as safe community spaces. The resolution emphasizes that library staff deserve adequate funding, protection from censorship and intimidation, and the right to unionize. It specifically addresses concerns about book banning (noting over 6,800 instances in the 2024-2025 school year), the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through a recent executive order, and incidents where library workers have faced threats or termination for refusing to remove books from shelves. The resolution calls on the federal, state, and local governments to fully fund library services and protect the civil rights of library workers to do their jobs without fear of retaliation.

Hirono, Mazie K.

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.