State Senate's swearing-in ceremony

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille administered the Oath of Office to Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson, who was elected to a third term as president pro tempore on Jan. 4, 2011 in Harrisburg, PA. CHRISTINE BAKER, The Patriot-News

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers.

If you've ever strolled down the Senate hallway at the state Capitol, you've no doubt noticed a door leading to the Senate Library.

The room is filled with dusty tomes, filled with records of the chamber's proceedings that go back, quite literally, as far as the chamber has been in existence.

But according to our friends at ABC-27, nestled in amongst those critical documents are audiobooks -- including that famed bit of housewife erotica "Fifty Shades of Grey" -- that senators and staff can check out and take home with them.

"I've used the Senate Library, yes," Sen. John Rafferty,R-Montgomery, told the station. "I've listened to a book on Eisenhower, Caesar Augustus, Alexander the Great," he said. "I just listened to Bobby Kennedy. I've listened to Truman and Lincoln, those types of things."

Other audio titles in the collection, which come at taxpayer expense, include "The Daring Book for Girls;" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo;" "Girls in Trucks;" "Naked;" "Secret Lovers," and "Carpe Diem: How to Become a Latin Lover," ABC-27 reports.

The Senate budgets "up to $3,000 a year for such acquisitions and senators can order their favorite titles. Most listen to them on the long commutes from their home districts to Harrisburg," ABC-27 reported.

The state House also maintains a library. It's located in the Ryan Office Building. But it has no audio book collection, ABC-27 reports.

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