[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARAPAHOE LIBRARY DISTRICT

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                            HON. JOEL HEFLEY

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 27, 1996

  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, the first amendment of the Constitution 
guarantees citizens the right to the free flow of information--and it 
is our country's libraries that provides the public with access to such 
information.
  Libraries also serve as community meeting places for events and 
public forums. Groups of folks can gather and share ideas at libraries.
  Since 1966 the Arapahoe Library District in my home State of Colorado 
has provided library services to residents of all ages--from pre-school 
children to senior adults--and it has supplied communities with endless 
information through books, periodicals, newspapers, recordings, and on-
line internet searches.
  Public libraries are the backbones of close-knit communities--and the 
Arapahoe Library District of Colorado is to be highly commended for 30 
years of service to its State and to its neighborhoods. I would like to 
offer my hearty congratulations to this fine organization for their 
actions to create and support a well-informed populace.

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