June 1999

ACLU Regroups after Judge Dismisses St. Tammany Video Suit
Posted June 21, 1999.
After Dodging Giuliani’s Budget Axe, New York Librarians Target Pay Hike
Posted June 14, 1999.
Anti-smoking Groups Smolder over Library Plan for Tobacco-Settlement Money
Posted June 7, 1999.
Arson Destroys Synagogue Library in California
Posted June 28, 1999.
Barnes & Noble Cools Ingram Purchase
Posted June 7, 1999.
British Culture Secretary Announces Standards for Public Libraries
Posted June 28, 1999.
Broward County Okays Library Partnership
Posted June 14, 1999.
Calvert County Library Gets Facelift Instead of Grocery Store
Posted June 7, 1999.
Campaign Launched to Support Independent Libraries in Cuba
Posted June 21, 1999.
Carnegie Corporation Gives $15 Million to Libraries
Posted June 14, 1999.
Clearwater Overdue-Book Policy Leads to Arrests
Posted June 21, 1999.
Council Members Push for Filters at Chicago Public Library
Posted June 7, 1999.
Cumberland County Library Gets 60 Days to Placate Anti-Porn Activists
Posted June 14, 1999.
English Montreal School Board Keeps Library Staff After All
Posted June 7, 1999.
Filtering Mandate Added to Juvenile-Justice Bill
Posted June 21, 1999.
Fire Engulfs Dunn Library in North Carolina
Posted June 21, 1999.
Government Withdraws from Fee-Based Search Service
Posted June 21, 1999.
Harvard to Renovate Widener Library Stacks
Posted June 28, 1999.
House Trounces Federal Harmful-to-Minors Amendment
Posted June 21, 1999.
Hyde Proposes Barring Kids from Explicit Material in Any Format
Posted June 14, 1999.
IMLS Study Says Library-Museum Partnerships Rare but Rewarding
Posted June 28, 1999.
Jersey City Signs LSSI Agreement
Posted June 7, 1999.
Colorado Governor Vetos State Grants for Libraries Act
Posted June 7, 1999.
Kennedy Presidential Library Is Awash in Leaks
Posted June 14, 1999.
Labour Party Rebels Stop Closure of Two London Libraries
Posted June 28, 1999.
Legislators Lay Foundation for Two Library Construction Bills
Posted June 14, 1999.
Loudoun Filter-Policy Author Wins Virginia GOP Primary
Posted June 14, 1999.
Mom Fights Forever Reinstatement
Posted June 7, 1999.
Multnomah Offers to Return $20,000 to Donors
Posted June 7, 1999.
National Digital Library Learning Center to Open at Library of Congress
Posted June 21, 1999.
New Texas Law Trumps Case Against Nolo Press
Posted June 28, 1999.
Parents Want Columbine School Library Closed Forever
Posted June 21, 1999.
Pope Dedicates University Library in Warsaw
Posted June 21, 1999.
Pro-Filtering Crusader Blankets States with FOIA Requests
Posted June 28, 1999.
Publishers Decry Proposal for Free Medical-Research Site
Posted June 14, 1999.
Renovated Savannah Library to Reopen in Stages
Posted June 21, 1999.
San Francisco Mayor Seeks Reelection Through Library Renaissance
Posted June 7, 1999.
Senate Committee Adds Filtering Mandate to Juvenile-Justice Bill
Posted June 28, 1999.
Senator Threatens Retaliation for Clinton’s Hormel Apppointment
Posted June 14, 1999.
Special Librarians Meet the Future in Minneapolis
Posted June 21, 1999.
Storm Damage Closes California Library
Posted June 14, 1999.
Supreme Court to Rule on Federal Funds for Parochial School Materials
Posted June 21, 1999.
Texas Middle School Removes Go Ask Alice
Posted June 28, 1999.
Venable Named Director of Cleveland Public Library
Posted June 14, 1999.
Virtual Libraries Conference Goes Analog in New York
Posted June 14, 1999.
Wisconsin Library Sued for Barring Creationists from Meeting Room
Posted June 21, 1999.