{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=fea97bea-7e64-4e4d-8c6c-7addce0cdb62", "Hoeven Donates 165 Books to New Liberty Elementary School in Bismarck", "2014-11-26", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.26.14\n\t\t\t Hoeven Donates 165 Books to New Liberty Elementary School in Bismarck \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Books Secured Through the Library of Congress Surplus Books Program\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t BISMARCK, N.D. \u2013 Senator John Hoeven today visited Liberty Elementary School in Bismarck to donate 165 books for the new school\u2019s library. The senator presented the books, which include both new and classic titles in a range of reading levels, and read to the students at an assembly. Hoeven\u2019s office secured the books through the Surplus Books Program of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe hope these books help fill the shelves of Liberty Elementary School\u2019s library and instill a love for reading in these students,\u201d said Hoeven. \u201cGood literacy skills are fundamental for our students and provide a strong foundation for success now and into the future.\u201d\r\n\r\nAs the ranking member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Hoeven oversees funding for the Library of Congress.\r\n\r\nThe Library of Congress\u2019 Surplus Books Program makes volumes available for donation to educational institutions, nonprofit tax-exempt organizations and public agencies of local and state governments or other federal agencies.\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=fea97bea-7e64-4e4d-8c6c-7addce0cdb62"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.282969653606415, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}