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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Opening of America@Your Library
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For Immediate Release Office of the First Lady June 6, 2007

Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Opening of America@Your Library Schwerin City
Library Schwerin, Germany



10:15 A.M. (Local)

MRS. BUSH: Thank you very much, Mayor. I'm so excited to be here with all
of you in your beautiful country and in your historic city.

I'd like to recognize your librarian, Mrs. Hamann; the wife of the
Ambassador from the United States, Sue Timpken; and the other members of
the United States embassy staff that are with us. Thank you all for joining
us.

But I'm especially happy to be here with your students, with the students
and teachers that are here. Thank you all for coming to join me today.

I'm delighted to help open America@Your Library, here in this library. In
partnership with the United States embassy, the City Library now serves as
a valuable resource for information about the United States of America.

Books in the America@Your Library collection tell the story of the United
States, describing my country's history, culture, and diverse society. And
as part of the America@Your Library series, American authors will be
invited to speak to you all and talk to you all about literature that
children in the United States enjoy.

Reading is how we develop new interests, perform better in school, and have
fun. But the benefits of reading extend far beyond the library or the
classroom. As we all know, reading and being able to learn and discuss
ideas freely is a basic requirement for healthy, democratic societies.

Our countries -- the United States and Germany -- are friends today because
we both treasure freedom and we share a deep love of learning. I hope that
new ties of friendship will form between Germany and the United States as a
result of America@Your Library.

Thank you very much for welcoming me here today, and now I'd love to answer
your questions or hear things that you all want to talk about.

END 10:20 A.M. (Local)
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