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October 2000

35 Years of Chicago Defender Microfilm Disappears from Northwestern University
Posted October 30, 2000.
Alaskan Student a Winner in Harry Potter Essay Contest
Posted October 16, 2000.
Armed Robbers Seize Maps at University in South Africa
Posted October 9, 2000.
B.C. Court: Gay Books OK for Library, Not Class
Posted October 2, 2000.
Banned Books Week Organizers Laud Harry Potter Defenders
Posted October 2, 2000.
Belleville PL Supervisor Fired after Dispute with Employee
Posted October 9, 2000.
Book-drop Pipe Bombs Lead to Arrest
Posted October 9, 2000.
Broken Water Pipe Floods Duke's Main Library
Posted October 9, 2000.
Buffalo Scraps Plan to Close 21 Branch Libraries
Posted October 30, 2000.
Bush Calls for Internet-Filter Mandate for Libraries and Schools
Posted October 9, 2000.
Canadian Scholars Halt Online Dissertation Sales
Posted October 23, 2000.
Carroll County Branch Separates Children's Nonfiction Again
Posted October 30, 2000.
Center for Jewish History Opens in New York City
Posted October 30, 2000.
Congress Passes Library-Rate Cap and GPO Funding
Posted October 23, 2000.
Denver, Santa Clara County among Top Libraries in 2000 HAPLR Rankings
Posted October 30, 2000.
Detroit PL's Burton Collection to Reopen Part Time
Posted October 23, 2000.
Fallen Angels Resurrected in Arlington, Texas, Schools
Posted October 2, 2000.
Filters, Monitoring Software Get Favorable Focus at Presidential Debate
Posted October 23, 2000.
Florida Librarian Settles Suit Involving White-Rights Group
Posted October 23, 2000.
Florida Library Bars Teen for One Year at Police Request
Posted October 9, 2000.
Florida Officials Shine Green Light on Joint-Use Library
Posted October 2, 2000.
Former Director Confesses to Thefts from Wisconsin Library
Posted October 9, 2000.
Former Greensboro Courier Accused of Embezzling $41,000
Posted October 30, 2000.
Former Library Worker Files ADA Suit
Posted October 23, 2000.
Georgia Library Settles Suit over Bible Distribution Ban
Posted October 16, 2000.
Germany Pledges Internet Access for Libraries by 2001
Posted October 9, 2000.
Grave Discovery Alters Mobile Library Expansion
Posted October 23, 2000.
Gun-Rights Group Stages Protest at Arizona Library
Posted October 30, 2000.
Harvard’s Rare Chinese Books Stolen
Posted October 16, 2000.
Haycock, Sannwald Seek ALA Presidency
Posted October 23, 2000.
Hired Killer of Michigan Library Clerk Faces Life in Prison
Posted October 23, 2000.
Jefferson Parish Criminalizes Cybersmut in Libraries
Posted October 23, 2000.
Julie Cummins Named School Library Journal Editor-in-Chief
Posted October 9, 2000.
Kansas Library Stops Marking Books as Suitable for Christians
Posted October 30, 2000.
L.A. County Libraries Join Strike
Posted October 16, 2000.
L.A. County Libraries Staff Strikes for One Day
Posted October 9, 2000.
LC Converts to Pinyin System for Romanization of Chinese Characters
Posted October 16, 2000.
LC Gets $60 Million for Study Center, Prize
Posted October 9, 2000.
LC Seeks to Buy Historic Map for $14 Million
Posted October 23, 2000.
Librarian a Winner in DFN's Foil the Filters Contest
Posted October 2, 2000.
Librarian of Congress's Digital Copyright Ruling Limits Fair Use
Posted October 30, 2000.
Lincoln Library Funding Stalled in Senate
Posted October 2, 2000.
Maryland Schools Request More State Aid for Libraries
Posted October 30, 2000.
Mason Suggests Improvements for Columbus (Ga.) Library System
Posted October 23, 2000.
Miami-Dade Library Gets 10% Budget Boost
Posted October 9, 2000.
Michigan Libraries Regroup for New Internet Law
Posted October 9, 2000.
Monitor Hired to Handle Unruly Patrons at Royal Oak
Posted October 30, 2000.
NISO Tackles a New Resource-Sharing Standard
Posted October 9, 2000.
NYPL Launches Training Initiative to Close the Digital Divide
Posted October 30, 2000.
Fire Closes Detroit PL Main Branch
Posted October 2, 2000.
OITP Releases Initial Report on Libraries and the Digital Divide
Posted October 2, 2000.
One-Two Punch from Library Opponents in Iowa
Posted October 16, 2000.
School Library Is Pawn in Nova Scotian Language Battle
Posted October 2, 2000.
Senate OKs Lincoln Library Funding, Despite Filibuster
Posted October 9, 2000.
South Carolina Sets Up Program to Test Filters
Posted October 16, 2000.
Student Bitten by Bat in Texas A&M University Library
Posted October 23, 2000.
Study Finds Massachusetts School Libraries in Poor Shape
Posted October 30, 2000.
Survey: Americans Prefer Students' Internet Filtered
Posted October 23, 2000.
Texas School District Rejects Plan to Ban Books
Posted October 23, 2000.
The End of Civilization?
Posted October 2, 2000.
Three Publishers Invest in Online-Content Provider Ebrary
Posted October 16, 2000.
Wisconsin Officials Float New Standards Past Federated Libraries
Posted October 16, 2000.

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