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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,Edina Reads is a one-book community-wide reading program that encourages active
reading, lifelong learning,and thoughtful conversation;and.,
WHEREAS, literature has the power to create connections and deeper understanding among the
diverse people who live,work and go to school in Edina;and,
WHEREAS,open,intergenerational dialogue brings healthier perspectives to children,youth and
adults;and,
WHEREAS,the City of Edina, Edina Community Foundation,Edina Public Schools,Edina Senior
Center, Friends of the Edina Community Library, and Hennepin Counti, l..ibrary are
sponsors and have selected Yeh Yeh's House by St. Paul author Evelina Chao,
because it fosters understanding and appreciation of diverse cultural backgrounds,
personal identity, and intergenerational communication within families and
communities;and
• WHEREAS, the sponsors have arranged a series of community events during the rnontfh of
September, including book discussions, panels, author appeara.rnces, concerts and
farnily-history writing workshops,
NOW THEREFORE,1,James B. Hovland,Mayor of the City of Edina, do hereby proclaim
"Yeh Yeh's House" by Evelina Chao
as the 2006 Edina Reads selection in the City of Edina to bring attentioii to the value
of reading and lifelong learning and to encourage schools, faith communities, service
clubs, businesses, neighborhoods and other formal o informal groups in Edina to
engage in reading and discussion of Yeh Yeh' e a d its themes.
James B. ovland, Mayor
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