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BANNED BOOKS WEEK
; . OCTOBER 5 - OCTOBER 11, 2025 :'sIN I
ks WHEREAS, the freedom to read is essential to our democracy, and reading is among our ;
.,fir .-•-1.,•I. greatest freedoms; and ` :.,
.'j‘{ y; WHEREAS, privacy is essential to the exercise of that freedom, and the right to privacy is .,.( ,*.
' the right to open inquiry without having the subject of one's interest examined or scrutinized ' ;`,
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`„ --J WHEREAS, the freedom to read is protected by our Constitution; and - >.1J.
:�3;' ; WHEREAS, some individuals, groups, and public authorities work to remove or limit access
1n, 'i• , to reading materials, to censor content, and to purge libraries of materials reflecting the ,`:�i"
f t ,.-_..-- ; diversity of society; and �i '
,.; ?- WHEREAS, Americans still favor free enterprise in ideas and expression, and can be -`,, r•
I ''*:' ' • trusted to exercise critical judgment, to recognizepropaganda and misinformation, and to rt, y
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_). make their own decisions about what they read and believe, and to exercise the ;<`/�.�
*,` • responsibilities that accompany this freedom; and , ,;
'`ice; WHEREAS, intellectual freedom is essential to the preservation of a free society and a ,�...... ;i- ,
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' .;� WHEREAS, conformity limits the range and variety of inquiry and expression on which our :''.•
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7, ` WHEREAS, the American Library Associations Banned Books Week: Celebrating the
At:, I Freedom to Read is observed October 5-11, 2025 as a reminder to Americans not to take
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4:': •.I 1 WHEREAS, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to -\ Fr
s ,. express ones opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and e-•.1.
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,, NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the City of Tigard celebrates the American z.\ ",;
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:7' ` freely, now and forever. ;,,.
,,, ' :•s; ° Dated this Th day of October, 2025 �<.
1'' t r, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of i" 3 fi '
I > Tigard to be affixed.
.: -�, Maureen Wolf, M6yor o em ----�� -- : •
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'� , . ., Carol A.� ge� RecorderA - , ,a4
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