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That the Senate— (1) commends the work of library staff in the United States; (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Library Week; (3) recognizes that libraries and library staff provide critical infrastructure for the United States and are essential to the future of the United States; (4) supports the prioritization of full funding of library services at the Federal, State, and local levels to ensure the continuation and improvement of library services; (5) reaffirms— (A) the fundamental right of the people of the United States to access information, which is made real through the efforts of library staff; (B) the fundamental right of library workers to organize and collectively bargain at work and to have a protected voice in their workplace; and (C) the civil rights of library workers to exercise their responsibilities to the public without threats or intimidation; and (6) recognizes the right of library staff— (A) to speak out on matters of public concern; (B) to address themselves to elected officials and to the administration of the entities that employ library staff; and (C) to inform the people of the United States about their right to free and unfettered access to information, and about threats to that access.