[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E574]
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                       LITTLE ELM PUBLIC LIBRARY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 2004

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the new Little 
Elm Public Library. The City of Little Elm will be celebrating National 
Library Week with a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new library.
  On August 11, 2003, Little Elm Community Library moved into Little 
Elm Town Hall to become Little Elm Public Library. Ms. Tina Hager was 
hired to be its first Public Library Director.
  In the 7 months the library has been in operation, it has reached 
several milestones and helped the lives of the citizens of Little Elm. 
Accommodating nearly 9,000 visitors thus far, the Little Elm Public 
Library has checked out over 11,000 items and registered 1,236 new 
patrons. The computers in the library have been used over 4,000 times 
for database searching, job hunting, writing reports and resumes, 
learning how to speak English, and for a variety of other reasons.
  National Library Week is a fitting occasion for Little Elm's ribbon 
cutting ceremony. This week is a time to celebrate the contributions of 
our Nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and 
support.
  I would like to commend Little Elm Public Library and its employees 
for their role in encouraging education in their community.

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