[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E29]
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   RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF OKLAHOMA STATE LIBRARIAN SUSAN McVEY

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                         HON. MARKWAYNE MULLIN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 10, 2019

  Mr. MULLIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement 
of Susan McVey, State Librarian of Oklahoma. Susan McVey will be 
retiring at the end of January after 32 dedicated years of service to 
Oklahoma. For the past 18 years, she has served as the first female 
State Librarian. Prior to that, Susan served the Oklahoma Department of 
Libraries in a number of different capacities. As President of the 
Oklahoma Library Association, Susan received the Distinguished Service 
Award, the highest honor given by the Association, for exemplary 
service to the state's library community. She was honored as an 
Oklahoma Library Legend. She has served as President of the Chief 
Officers of State Library Agencies and has received the designation of 
Honored One from the National Association of Tribal Archives, 
Libraries, and Museums.
  Susan McVey has demonstrated her commitment and dedication to the 
education of Oklahomans time and time again. Under her leadership, 
Oklahoma's public libraries were included in the Oklahoma Universal 
Service Fund, providing rural Oklahomans access to free high speed 
broadband in their local libraries. She successfully secured the first 
statewide access to online reference resources for Oklahoma's nearly 
1,300 private, public, and school libraries. She is responsible for 
obtaining $4 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to 
provide public access computers in every public library in Oklahoma.
  I am honored to recognize Susan McVey today before the United States 
House of Representatives. Well done on a lifetime of service to 
Oklahoma and congratulations on your well-deserved retirement.

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