[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE HUMBOLDT PUBLIC LIBRARY

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Humboldt 
Public Library on its 100th year anniversary. The Humboldt Public 
Library serves over 4,500 residents of Humboldt, Iowa as well as a 
number of residents of the surrounding areas in Humboldt County.
   In 1908, the city of Humboldt completed its public library with the 
assistance of an Andrew Carnegie grant. From 1912 to 1963, Mrs. Nellie 
Pinney served 51 years as the longest serving librarian. At the time of 
her retirement, the library was circulating 3,500 books a year. Forty-
five years later, the Humboldt library has expanded its circulation to 
85,000 items to better serve the diverse interests of its citizens and 
the advanced technology of modern times.
   Throughout the many years the Humboldt Public Library staff has 
thrived to meet the needs of the people in the area by providing 
excellent information, educational resources and encouraging citizens 
to read. I congratulate the Humboldt Public Library on this historic 
anniversary. It is an honor to represent Library Director Nikki Ehlers, 
the library board of trustees, and all of the Humboldt Library staff in 
the United States Congress, and I wish the Humboldt Public Library 
continued success well into the future.

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