,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution           
,celebrat+ ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ (
 ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] = ,rese>* 9 ,black   
,culture4  ,:]eas ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] =   
,rese>* 9 ,black ,culture1 a rese>*     
libr>y ( ,! ,new ,york ,public ,libr>y1 
is recogniz$ z "o ( ! _w's lead+        
in/itutions devot$ to ! pres]vation1    
/udy1 & celebration ( ,black & ,african 
life1 hi/ory1 & culture1 s]v+ z bo? a   
community an*or 9 ,h>lem &              
int]nationally r5[n$ rese>* libr>y2     
,:]eas ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] has nurtur$    
g5]ations ( writ]s1 s*ol>s1 arti/s1 &   
activi/s1 f ,lang/on ,hughes & ,james   
,baldw9 to ,augu/a ,savage & contempor>y
 voices %ap+ ! global conv]sation on    
race & id5tity1 ensur+ its cont9u$ role 
z ! liv+ rem9d] ( ! ,h>lem ,r5aissance &
 a corn]/one ( ,african & ,african      

,diasporic /udies2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #ad1
 #aije1 a newly con/ruct$ libr>y build+ 
9 ,h>lem at #ajc ,we/ #ace? ,/reet op5$1
 ) ! title ( #ace? ,/reet ,bran* ,public
 ,libr>y1 ) a collection ( ov] #aj1jjj  
books & goal ( s]v+ ! neighborhood2     
,:]eas1 9 #aibj1 ,erne/9e ,rose became !
 bran* libr>ian ( ! #ace? ,/reet ,bran* 
& imm$iately in/itut$ *anges 9 ! bran*  
to s]ve ! ne$s ( ! vibrant ,african &   
,lat9o community t w\ld make ! libr>y a 
hub ( ! ,h>lem ,r5aissance2 ,:]eas !    
bran* has be5 a lead] 9 integration &   
div]sity 9 ,new ,york ,city1 ) ! hir+ ( 
! fir/ ,african-,am]ican libr>ian1      
,ca!r9e ,all5 ,latim]1 & hir+ ! fir/    
,pu]to ,rican libr>ian1 ,pura ,t]esa    
,belpr2 ,:]eas ! bran* has be5 a focal  
po9t ( ! ,h>lem ,r5aissance1 z a meet+  
place ( intellectuals & arti/s & ! only 
libr>y bran* 9 ,new ,york ,city :i*     
employ$ ,black libr>ians1 & met !       
community reque/s to feature ,black     
arti/s & lit]ature2 ,:]eas res\rceful   
libr>ians & community lead]s advocat$ = 

! creation ( ! ,division ( ,negro       
,lit]ature1 ,hi/ory1 & ,pr9ts1 ! =]unn] 
( ! ,s*omburg ,c5t]1 on ,may #h1 #aibe2 
,:]eas ,arturo ,alfonso ,s*omburg1 an   
acclaim$ ,afro-,lat9o hi/orian &        
ar*ivi/1 sold mu* ( 8 collection to ,!  
,new ,york ,public ,libr>y = ! #ace?    
,/reet ,bran* & became ! curator ( !    
,division ( ,negro ,lit]ature1 ,hi/ory &
 ,pr9ts2  ,:]eas1 ^u ,s*omburg's        
untimely pass+1 ! ,division 0 r5am$ 9 8 
honor to ! ,s*omburg ,collection (      
,negro ,lit]ature1 & ev5tually ! entire 
bran* 0 nam$ ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] = ,rese>*
 9 ,black ,culture2  ,:]eas1 be+ inspir$
 by ! tea*+s ( ,w4,e4,b4 ,du ,bois1 !   
,am]ican ,negro ,!atre 0 f\nd$ 9 !      
basem5t auditorium1 ) ! belief t        
,african-,am]ican !atre %\ld be made by1
 ab\t1 =1 & ne> ,african-,am]icans2     
,:]eas1 9 #bjjj1 ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] held 
an exhibition1 ,le/ ,we ,=get3 ,!       
,triumph ,ov] ,slav]y1 t 0 s successful 
x w5t on a _w t\r = ov] a decade "u !   
sponsor%ip ( ! ,unit$ ,nations          

,educational1 ,sci5tific1 & ,cultural   
,organization 7,,unesco72 ,:]eas1 9     
#bjaf1 ! ,s*omburg ,c5t]'s orig9al &    
subsequ5t build+s 7 designat$ a         
,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k1 recogniz+ its
 c5tral place 9 ,am]ican hi/ory2 ,:]eas 
! ,s*omburg ,collection is consid]$ "o (
 ! mo/ pre/igi\s ,african-,am]ican &    
,afro-c5tric collections 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 consi/+ ( ov] #aa1jjj1jjj       
artifacts1 includ+ writ+s & record+s (  
,m>cus ,g>vey1 ,t\ssa9t ,l\v]ture1      
,book] ,t4 ,wa%+ton1 ,lang/on ,hughes1  
,maya ,angel\1 & ,malcolm ,x2 & ,:]eas1 
to ?is day1 ! ,s*omburg ,c5t] is        
committ$ to meet+ ! ne$s ( its          
community1 provid+ educational & public 
programs ye>-r\nd & e/abli%+ ! long-t]m 
fell[%ip program kn[n z                 
,s*ol>s-9-,resid5ce & ! y\? educational 
initiative ,junior ,s*ol>s ,program3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
#ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( ! ,s*omburg 
,c5t] = ,rese>* 9 ,black ,culture2  7#b7

 comm5ds ! critical "w x has done 9     
advanc+ intellectual gr[?1 cultural     
und]/&+1 & hi/orical pres]vation (      
,african & ,black culture2 &  7#c7      
celebrates ! la/+ & cont9u$ impact ( !  
,s*omb]g ,c5t] z a beacon ( rese>*1     
creativity1 & community engagem5t 9     
,african-,am]ican & ,african ,diaspora  
/udies1 & ,am]ican hi/ory4