[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 27 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E323-E324]
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 IN HONOR OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DELAWARE BIBLIOPHILES

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2002

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Delaware 
Bibliophiles on the occasion of their twenty-fifth anniversary this 
month. The Delaware Bibliophiles are an organization of book collectors 
and one of twenty-six officially recognized book collecting societies 
in the United States. These members, however, collect more than books. 
They continue to build upon the strong humanities and arts foundations 
in Delaware and enrich our community.

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  The Delaware Bibliophiles have published five books with a sixth in 
the works and recently offered each public library in the State their 
choice of two books to add to their collections as a gift. In addition 
to this generosity, the club also participates in numerous exhibits 
that further enhance the history of the written word, the beauty of 
design, and the art of book collecting.
  The Delaware Bibliophiles are members of the prestigious Fellowship 
of American Bibliophilic Societies and currently have over 100 members 
from eleven states. Certainly, the Delaware Bibliophiles have reached 
the goal of any bibliophile organization--to foster literary study and 
promote the arts pertaining to the production of books. I commend them 
for this fine accomplishment on the occasion of their silver 
anniversary.

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