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August 1998

Agreement Reached in Marin County Strike
Posted August 3, 1998.
Alumna Leaves Windfall to University of Nebraska/Lincoln
Posted August 31, 1998.
Amphitheater Eyed as Site for Costa Mesa Library
Posted August 31, 1998.
Anti-tax Group Launches Web Site to Oppose E-rate
Posted August 31, 1998.
Appeals Court Strikes Down Public/Private Lending Law
Posted August 24, 1998.
Appropriations Bill Restores TIIAP Funding
Posted August 17, 1998.
Lack of Funds Keeps LC Metal Detectors Turned Off
Posted August 3, 1998.
Basketball Diaries Back in Play in Gwinnett County
Posted August 10, 1998.
Beleaguered Wisconsin Librarian to Retire
Posted August 17, 1998.
Bomb Threat Hoaxed in Wichita
Posted August 24, 1998.
Broward Commissioners Reject Hefty Referendum Proposal
Posted August 17, 1998.
Burst Water Main Devastates Boston Public Library
Posted August 17, 1998.
California School Libraries a Signature Away from $158 Million
Posted August 24, 1998.
Canadian Commission Considers Internet Regulations
Posted August 10, 1998.
Children's Reading Giant Mildred Batchelder Dies at 96
Posted August 31, 1998.
Clinton Testimony Fall-Out Spreads to Presidential Library
Posted August 24, 1998.
Commerce Department Report Shows Growing Digital Divide
Posted August 3, 1998.
Consultant Says Broward County Library Needs a Quarter-Billion
Posted August 3, 1998.
Court Orders National Archives to Turn Personal Tapes Over to Nixon Library
Posted August 24, 1998.
D.C. School Reform Spares Librarians, Library Aides--for Now
Posted August 3, 1998.
Delray Beach Director Quits Over Control
Posted August 10, 1998.
Embattled E-Rate Head Fishman Resigns
Posted August 17, 1998.
Faculty Protests Town-and-Gown Library Plan at San Jose
Posted August 31, 1998.
FCC to Hold Hearings on Access to Communications Technology
Posted August 10, 1998.
First Lady's Preservation Initiative to Benefit Library's Lincoln Statue
Posted August 3, 1998.
Flood Damage Is Extensive at Boston Public Library
Posted August 24, 1998.
Four Holdouts Delay Proposed San Mateo System
Posted August 31, 1998.
Gates Foundation Commits $7.25 Million in Louisiana
Posted August 3, 1998.
Georgia and Montana Librarians Decry Filtering
Posted August 3, 1998.
Governor's Veto Costs Boston Public Library $8 Million
Posted August 17, 1998.
Gwinnett County Trustees Warned to Back Off Value Judgments
Posted August 17, 1998.
House Passes Digital Copyright Bill with Fair Use Provision
Posted August 10, 1998.
House Subcommittee Questions Legality of E-Rate Funding
Posted August 10, 1998.
Houston Powers Up Library Card Campaign
Posted August 3, 1998.
IFLA Tackles Free Expression, Copyright in Amsterdam
Posted August 24, 1998.
Journalist to Head Québec Library
Posted August 17, 1998.
Kansas City Adopts Internet Access Controls Without Filtering
Posted August 31, 1998.
Kidnap Suspect Kills Himself at Salt Lake City PL
Posted August 10, 1998.
L.A. Council Backs Library Bond Measure
Posted August 17, 1998.
Las Vegas–Clark County Okays Contract with Teamsters
Posted August 24, 1998.
Librarian of Congress Professes Faith in Church and State Exhibit
Posted August 31, 1998.
Library Programs Receive $1.2 Million in Humanities Grants
Posted August 10, 1998.
Marin County Contract a Compromise
Posted August 17, 1998.
Mason to Leave Cleveland Public Library
Posted August 10, 1998.
Mold Threatens 61,000 Books at Arkansas State
Posted August 31, 1998.
New $31.5-Million Library to Cure Space Woes
Posted August 31, 1998.
Newspaper Pits ACLU Against Tacoma PL over Filters
Posted August 10, 1998.
Officials Deny Razing Rookery for Library
Posted August 10, 1998.
Omaha Trustee Favors Blocking, Boston-Style
Posted August 17, 1998.
Parents Challenge Caged Bird in Anne Arundel County
Posted August 24, 1998.
Patron Calls the Cops over Onscreen Porn
Posted August 17, 1998.
Pistol-Wielding Homeless Man Gives Berkeley PL a Scare
Posted August 17, 1998.
Pleasanton, California, May Leave County Library System
Posted August 3, 1998.
School Librarian Wins Restraining Order in Censorship Controversy
Posted August 10, 1998.
Second Round of Gates Grants
Posted August 31, 1998.
Voters Nix Rebuilding Arkansas Library Destroyed by Lightning
Posted August 31, 1998.

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