October 1999

ALA’s Judith Krug Debates Filtering Facts’ David Burt on MSNBC
Posted October 11, 1999.
Beleaguered Wisconsin Librarian Resigns after Nine Months
Posted October 18, 1999.
Books Were Stolen from Poland, German Auction House Confirms
Posted October 18, 1999.
Cambodia Restores Ancient Library at Angkor
Posted October 4, 1999.
City, ACLU File Appeal Briefs in Livermore Filtering Case
Posted October 25, 1999.
Columbia Documents Thief Arrested Again
Posted October 11, 1999.
Complaints Result in New Oakland Exhibit Policy
Posted October 11, 1999.
Dominican University Establishes Center for Knowledge Management
Posted October 18, 1999.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Unveils Free Online Site
Posted October 25, 1999.
False Bomb Threats Close Two USF Libraries
Posted October 4, 1999.
Filtering Amendment Added to Appropriations Bill
Posted October 4, 1999.
FTRF Joins Court Battle in Brooklyn Museum, Virginia Internet Cases
Posted October 11, 1999.
German Auction House Disputes Poland's Claim to Stolen Library Book
Posted October 11, 1999.
Harry Potter Books under Reconsideration in South Carolina
Posted October 18, 1999.
Illinois Libraries Lap Up LSTA Laptop Largesse
Posted October 18, 1999.
IMLS Announces National Leadership Grants
Posted October 11, 1999.
Indiana University Library Acquires Kurt Vonnegut Papers
Posted October 4, 1999.
Judge Rules California Must Repay Billions to Counties
Posted October 25, 1999.
LC Makes Braille Books Available Online
Posted October 18, 1999.
Library Clerk Murdered Leaving Job at Night
Posted October 11, 1999.
Library Tries Shaming Readers with Overdues
Posted October 18, 1999.
Medina County Adopts Partial Filtering
Posted October 25, 1999.
Memphis Filtering Yields Predictably Misapplied Blocking
Posted October 18, 1999.
Missouri Library System Sues Missouri Library System Sues
Posted October 11, 1999.
National Library of Canada and Wei T'o Receive EPA Award
Posted October 11, 1999.
NYC Man Arrested for 570 Overdue Books
Posted October 11, 1999.
Memphis PL to Install Filters, Add URLs to Reconsideration Forms
Posted October 4, 1999.
Paris Review Archives Go to Morgan Library
Posted October 4, 1999.
Queens Librarians Rally for Better Pay to Halt Attrition
Posted October 11, 1999.
Random House Exec Gives $100,000 to Queens Borough PL
Posted October 4, 1999.
Rep. Owens Introduces School Media Resources Bill
Posted October 11, 1999.
Report Says Philadelphia Public School Libraries Understaffed, Understocked
Posted October 25, 1999.
S.C. Atty. General Urges School Board to Pull Pervasively Vulgar Beginners' Love
Posted October 4, 1999.
Scholars Say University of Virginia Scrapbooks Belonged to Jefferson
Posted October 4, 1999.
School Library Removes Monitoring Software
Posted October 25, 1999.
SLA Report Finds Pay Equity Gap Has Closed
Posted October 25, 1999.
SPARC Awards a Half-Million Dollars in Startup Grants
Posted October 18, 1999.
Study Criticizes Commitment of Savannah Library Administrators
Posted October 25, 1999.
Taiwan Quake Damage Extensive; One Library Worker Reported Dead
Posted October 11, 1999.
University of Michigan Library Gets Unabomber’s Prison Letters
Posted October 25, 1999.
University of Virginia Alumnus Donates $10 Million for American Studies Institute
Posted October 4, 1999.
USIA Abolished, Functions Transferred to State Department
Posted October 4, 1999.
Virginia High School Bans Banned Books Week Brochure
Posted October 18, 1999.
Virginia Librarian Is Third to Leave in Six Years
Posted October 18, 1999.
Wisconsin Assembly Votes for School Filtering
Posted October 11, 1999.
Wisconsin School District Concedes in ACLU Book-Removal Suit
Posted October 11, 1999.