[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE PASCO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

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                         HON. GUS M. BILIRAKIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 11, 2008

  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Pasco 
County Library system for receiving the Florida Library Association's 
2008 Library of the Year Award.
  Each year, an awards committee, composed of members from libraries 
across the State, reviews nominations for this prestigious award. 
Although all libraries are eligible, if no library meets the 
outstanding circumstances, the board can deem it appropriate to 
withhold the award. However, the Pasco County Library System was 
selected because of its creative and innovative programming, exemplary 
service to county residents, and leadership in the community.
  Madam Speaker, the Pasco County Library system serves as a model for 
libraries across my home State of Florida as well as across the Nation. 
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the Pasco County Library 
System for its receipt of the Florida Library Association's 2008 
Library of the Year Award.

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