[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF THE PRINCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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                       HON. DEBORAH L. HALVORSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  Mrs. HALVORSON. Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 
Princeton Public Library in Bureau County, Illinois. The Princeton 
Public Library was recently the host of ``Between Fences,'' an 
exhibition from Museum on Main Street, a partnership of the Smithsonian 
Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the Federation of State 
Humanities Councils. The Princeton Public Library is only one of two 
Illinois libraries that have been granted the opportunity to host this 
exhibit.
  The exhibit embraces the use and existence of fences as an important 
facet of United States history. Fences are indicative of the owners 
lives, their property, and their relationship with their neighbors. For 
this reason, the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils 
chose to highlight fences as an integral part of the fabric of 
communities through history.
  The mission of the Museum on Main Street project is to respond 
creatively to the challenge faced by rural museums to enhance their own 
cultural legacies. Princeton, a community of just under 8,000 
residents, is thrilled to feature ``Between Fences'' and I am honored 
to represent them.

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