[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 56 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR ITS 125TH 
              ANNIVERSARY AS A FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 2, 2009

  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to offer my congratulations 
to the University of Michigan and its University Library System in Ann 
Arbor, Michigan, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary as a Federal 
Depository Library.
  Since 1884, the University of Michigan Library has served the 
University of Michigan and the Southeastern Michigan community as a 
public space where citizens can find information about their 
government. As part of the Federal Library Depository Program (FLDP), 
the University of Michigan Library provides free access to journals, 
electronic resources, microfilm and more on an endless number of topics 
and is equipped with thoroughly trained librarians to help navigate. 
Throughout its history, the FLDP has striven to make our citizenry more 
informed and ultimately more engaged in the democratic process.
  The University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor is one of the largest 
university library systems in the United States. It consists of 19 
libraries in 11 buildings, which combined, hold over 8 million volumes. 
These impressive statistics and the fine work of its employees mean 
this library system has consistently ranked as one of the top ten 
academic research libraries in North America. The fact that the 
University of Michigan has, for 125 years, been home to a FDLP library 
speaks to both its remarkable record as an educational institution and 
its committed role in ensuring access to our civic process.
  Once again, I congratulate the University of Michigan on this 
tremendous achievement and I wish the library system and the entire 
university the very best in the future.

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