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.

This Senate resolution (SRES 637) honors library staff in public, school, academic, and special libraries across the U.S. for providing essential community services like free internet access, crisis support (including opioid overdose response), and educational resources. It calls for increased federal, state, and local funding to sustain these services and explicitly supports library workers' right to unionize, protects them from intimidation, and affirms public access to information without censorship. The resolution designates April 7-13, 2024, as National Library Week to celebrate these contributions. As a symbolic measure, it does not create new laws or funding but expresses formal Senate support for libraries' critical role in democracy and community well-being.