SJR107 Summary

• Commends Michael Onderdonk for receiving the 2011 Humanitarian Award of the Alabama Library Association.

• Recognizes Onderdonk's 23 years of service on the Washington County Public Library Board of Directors and Foundation Board, and his role as a founder of Friends of the WCPL, which has generated over $450,000 for the library through an Annual Art Auction.

• Acknowledges his work securing funding for the county's library building and writing grants to improve library outreach services including the Bookmobile and rural reading programs.

• Notes his background as a 1967 University of Alabama School of Law graduate, former Alabama House of Representatives member (District 65), and recipient of multiple community awards including Pillar of the Community Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Extends legislative congratulations and best wishes on his recognition for commitment to literacy, education, and libraries in Alabama.