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May 1999

After Reassignment, Berman Submits Resignation
Posted May 3, 1999.
ALA Leadership Meets to Discuss Dr. Laura Fallout
Posted May 24, 1999.
Anti-Porn Activist Prompts Juvenile Library Cards in Cumberland County
Posted May 31, 1999.
As Loudoun Case Ends, Filter-Policy Author Shows Reporter Smut
Posted May 3, 1999.
Bethel Park Audit Turns up More Irregularities
Posted May 10, 1999.
Bill Introduced to Detach E-Rate from Phone Bills, FCC
Posted May 17, 1999.
Calif. Senator Refutes Claim That Dr. Laura’s Fans Saved Filtering Bill
Posted May 24, 1999.
Clinton Library Blamed for Sales Tax Defeat
Posted May 31, 1999.
Coalition Asks FCC Site to Offer Balanced View of Filters
Posted May 24, 1999.
Cobb County, Georgia, to Close Three Branches
Posted May 31, 1999.
Commissioners Fire Indianapolis Board Chair Amid Tax Dispute
Posted May 3, 1999.
Database Collection Legislation Advances; Alternative Introduced
Posted May 31, 1999.
Donor Offers Loudoun County Library $1 Million for Holocaust Collection
Posted May 10, 1999.
Dr. Laura Continues Crusade against ALA
Posted May 17, 1999.
FCC Chair Ties Acceptable-Use Policies to E-Rate Funds
Posted May 10, 1999.
FCC Chair Wants E-Rate Funded at Authorized Maximum
Posted May 10, 1999.
FCC Funds E-Rate at $2.25-Billion Authorized Maximum
Posted May 31, 1999.
Final Round of LC/Ameritech Digital Awards Announced
Posted May 3, 1999.
Florida Gov. Bush Vetoes Funds for African-American Research Library
Posted May 31, 1999.
Government Backpedals on Fee-Based Search Service
Posted May 24, 1999.
Illinois Librarians Help Defeat Filtering-Mandate Bill
Posted May 31, 1999.
IMLS Establishes Library Service Award, Calls for Nominations
Posted May 17, 1999.
Iowa Governor Makes Library Funding History
Posted May 31, 1999.
Kranich Elected ALA President for 2000–2001
Posted May 10, 1999.
Lesbian Activist Gittings Receives PrideFest Award for Library Leadership
Posted May 3, 1999.
Library’s Wahoo Ban Sparks Bar-Them-All Bill
Posted May 31, 1999.
Library Dropped from Downtown Akron Cultural District
Posted May 3, 1999.
Library Recoups Interest on Delayed Bequest
Posted May 3, 1999.
Los Angeles County Library Aides Demonstrate for Pay Hike
Posted May 24, 1999.
$1.25-Billion School Renovation Bill Would Include Nation’s Libr
Posted May 3, 1999.
Medical Librarians Examine Their Future at Chicago Conference
Posted May 24, 1999.
Mormon Genealogy Web Site Swamped by Demand
Posted May 31, 1999.
Nashville Library Hit with Anthrax Threat, FBI Investigating
Posted May 24, 1999.
New York Library Workers Demonstrate to Restore Funding
Posted May 3, 1999.
Nonlibrarian Is Considered Front Runner for Top IMLS Post
Posted May 10, 1999.
Oak Park Library Fails to Sell Hemingway Home
Posted May 3, 1999.
Oak Park Library Sells Hemingway Home for $1
Posted May 31, 1999.
Ohio Middle School Restricts Holocaust-Diary Anthology
Posted May 17, 1999.
Pennsylvania Bill Ties State Aid to Internet Policies for Minors
Posted May 3, 1999.
Pennsylvania State Library, Universities to Share Databases
Posted May 24, 1999.
Philadelphia Film Critic Blasts Library’s Video Policy
Posted May 10, 1999.
Phone-Fee Ruling May Impact E-Rate Funding
Posted May 31, 1999.
Plano Edges Closer to Filters for All Computers
Posted May 17, 1999.
Practitioners, Educators Debate Future of Library Education at ALA Congress
Posted May 10, 1999.
Record Numbers Gather for Day of Lobbying in Washington
Posted May 10, 1999.
Renovated Cleveland Public Library Reopens
Posted May 31, 1999.
S.F. Mayor Orders Library to Let 11-Year-Old Read to Preschoolers
Posted May 17, 1999.
San Francisco City Librarian Regina Minudri Suffers Stroke
Posted May 24, 1999.
Seattle Selects Dutch Architect for Downtown Library
Posted May 31, 1999.
Senate Holds Second Hearing on Mandated Filters
Posted May 24, 1999.
Senate Unanimously Passes Filtering Bill for Internet Service Providers
Posted May 17, 1999.
St. Tammany Trustees Agree to Offer Parents Filter Option
Posted May 24, 1999.
Storm Floods Northeastern Iowa Libraries
Posted May 24, 1999.
Suspect Faces Life Sentence in Anthrax Letter Scare
Posted May 31, 1999.
Toys‘R’Us Cancels ALA Fund Negotiations, Cites Dr. Laura
Posted May 10, 1999.
Twisters Trounce Libraries in Oklahoma, Kansas
Posted May 10, 1999.
Two Architects Bail Out as Seattle Design Competition Intensifies
Posted May 17, 1999.
UCLA Drops the L Word
Posted May 3, 1999.
University of Michigan Alums Leave the Library $1.1 Million
Posted May 3, 1999.
Waco Pastor Wins Quest to Filter Kids’ Internet Access
Posted May 3, 1999.
Worker Injured in Library of Congress Fire
Posted May 10, 1999.

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