[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 176 (Thursday, December 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MAGNESS LIBRARY

  (Mr. DesJARLAIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to commend 
Magness Library on its 100 years of service to the people of 
McMinnville in the Fourth District of Tennessee.
  Magness Library began as a service project in July 1913 by Mrs. Mary 
Cunningham and the McMinnville Women's Civic League, with benefactors 
Colonel Gentry Moffitt and W.H. Magness, to provide a rest stop for 
families coming into town to sell and trade. In 1917, the library moved 
to its current location on the corner of Chancery and Main Street, and 
in 1946, Magness Library joined the Tennessee State Library and 
Archives.
  Thanks to generous donations from thousands of patrons, the Magness 
Library flourished into one of the longest running libraries in our 
State over the years. The library provides invaluable services to 
McMinnville, including a strong summer reading program for children and 
genealogy research for adults.
  Congratulations to the Magness Library on their centennial, and I 
look forward to seeing their successful future endeavors.

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