[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E631]
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        HONORING THE JENKINTOWN LIBRARY ON ITS 200TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2003

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
Jenkintown Library on its 200th anniversary.
  Established in 1803, the Jenkintown Library is now the third oldest 
library in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. For two centuries it has 
been a center for community learning and is still satisfying the 
changing needs of the area. The library's vast collection contains 
books, periodicals, DVD's, and other forms of multimedia. The library 
also offers programs that reflect the diverse interests of the 
community it serves.
  It is fitting that the Jenkintown Library is celebrating its 
bicentennial next week, as it corresponds with National Library week. 
National Library week is a time to recognize and highlight the 
contributions of both libraries and librarians for connecting people 
with the resources that they need to live and to learn. It also 
recognizes libraries as a place for education, self-help, and 
opportunity, something that the Jenkintown Library exemplifies.
  Two hundred years after its founding, the Jenkintown Library still 
retains its architectural beauty and has been on the National Register 
of Historic Places since 1979. Throughout its long history, the library 
has been able to keep up with the needs of the community, and I am 
confident that the library will continue to contribute for many years 
to come. I am grateful for the service that the library has provided to 
not only the citizens of Jenkintown but to all Montgomery Countians.

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