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OROVILLE, CA (MPG) - The Butte County Board of Supervisors officially proclaimed September 2025 as Library Card Sign-Up Month, emphasizing the vital role libraries play in education, community engagement and lifelong learning. 

Supervisor Doug Teeter read the resolution highlighting the many benefits libraries provide to the community. 

“Libraries are foundational to education, imagination, and opportunity, offering everything from early literacy programs to digital tools that support lifelong learning and personal growth," resolution states. 

The resolution goes on to recognize libraries as inclusive, accessible hubs that connect individuals across cultures and generations, curate diverse collections and ensure equitable access to information and technology. The resolution also acknowledges how libraries assist residents in navigating life's challenges by offering trusted information, digital access, job search support and connections to essential services. It underscores the importance of libraries in contributing to thriving local economies by equipping job seekers, entrepreneurs, students and creators with tools and training to succeed. 

In addition, libraries help households save money, reduce waste and make sustainable choices, through the shared public resources of a library card. 

“In times of both crisis and calm, libraries and their staff remain steadfast in supporting and strengthening their communities,” Teeter noted, concluding "a library card opens doors to endless possibilities from books and technology to lifelong learning and imagination." 

Butte County Director of Libraries Misty Wright, addressed the board, encouraging residents to obtain their free library card. 

"Every September, libraries across the country celebrate library card sign up month and encourage their community to get library cards,” Wright said. “This year's theme, one card endless possibilities, reminds us that libraries are for everyone, no matter your age, background, goals.”

Wright highlighted the many uses of a library card, including checking out books and e-resources, taking online courses or reading newspapers from around the country. 

The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed and adopted the resolution, encouraging all Butte County residents to sign up for a library card and explore the endless possibilities it offers.

Teeter, who shared a personal reflection recounting his initial struggles in tenth-grade English that eventually facilitated an eventual love for reading and science fiction, presented Wright with the resolution during the board’s regular session on Aug. 26.