[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARBONDALE PUBLIC 
                                LIBRARY

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 9, 2014

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the Carbondale 
Public Library, which will celebrate its 140th anniversary on May 9, 
2014. The library was founded in the winter of 1873 by the Principal of 
Schools, E. Francis, and incorporated under the laws of the 
Commonwealth in 1875. In 1983, it became part of the Library System 
managed by Lackawanna County. In 1996, the Carbondale Public Library 
moved into a new facility next to Carbondale City Hall.
  Today, the library is an active learning hub in the community--
featuring events and educational workshops--and a fantastic resource 
for those interested in local history and the genealogy of Carbondale 
residents. The Alice Ahern Lynady Room is home to a collection of 
microfilms containing local periodicals from as early as the 1830s and 
Carbondale directories dating back to 1900. The library's wide-ranging 
collection also includes cemetery records, photographic histories, 
books and documentaries about Carbondale and the surrounding regions, 
and subscriptions to genealogy software services.
  It is an honor to commemorate such a valuable and long-standing 
institution like the Carbondale Public Library. This invaluable 
resource brings the Carbondale community together to learn and explore. 
I hope that it continues this tradition of scholasticism and unity 
throughout the 21st Century.

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