Contents of September 2000 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- 700 Letters Protest Erotica Conference Program
- Grolier Grant Supports “@ Your Library”
- Verizon Wireless Donates $100,000
- Peggy Barber: Reminiscences and
Hopes for the Future
14 Washington
- Appropriations Bill Mandates Filters
- Child Protection Group Holds Final Hearing
- Two Librarians Named to Internet Porn Panel
16 USA
- Report: LC Must Develop Better Digital Strategy
- Louisiana Obscenity Complaint Leads to
3-Hour Closing
- Stark County Strikes; Two Branches Closed
- Fire Closes Clearwater Branch; Teens Arrested
- Special Report: Reforma Taps Into the Power of
Language, by Beverly Goldberg
33 International
- British Library Disposing of Newspapers
- Library in Ghana Gets Books from Michigan
- Learn to Share, British Libraries Told
- Global Reach
Theme Features
45 An Enduring Challenge, Gladly Accepted
Guest Editor PEGGY SULLIVAN introduces three articles on the myriad joys that libraries bring to their patrons' pursuit of happiness.
46 The Key to Intellectual Freedom Is Universal Access to Information
BY PAUL R. BURDEN
Barriers to knowledge exist, and it is up to all of us to help remove them.
50 The Public Library as Great Equalizer
BY BARBRA LEVIN
Public libraries are one of the few truly public community venues left in the United States.
52 Who Says It's Always Greener on the Other Side?
BY CAROLYN A. SHEEHY
Unseen benefits may be useful in libraries' recruiting efforts.
Other Features
56 Untangling the E-book Muddle
BY WALT CRAWFORD
There's more to e-books than the locked reading devices we've been hearing so much about.
60 Managing Internet Access: Survey Results
BY LEIGH S. ESTABROOK AND ED LAKNER
There's nothing laissez-faire about the approach public librarians are taking toward regulating Internet access.
The pick of the programs from ALA's Annual Conference in Chicago.
Plus Council and Executive Board reports, beginning on page 81.
86 Welcomed to the Limelight: ALA Award Winners
96 Libraries Team Up with Bill Moyers to Tackle Tough End-of-Life Issues
BY SUSAN BRANDEHOFF
A new PBS series offers free programming materials.
Departments
7 ALA President’s Message
“Building Partnerships for 21st-Century Literacy”
BY NANCY KRANICH
37 Thus Said
38 Reader Forum
39 Editorial
“The Library of Congress Gets an F”
BY GEORGE M. EBERHART
42 On My Mind
“It Isn't Rocket Science; It Isn't Even Library Science”
BY DAVID ISAACSON
78 Technically Speaking
“First-timers and Alliances Mark the Exhibits ”
BY DAVID DORMAN
100 Currents
103 Internet Librarian
“Round Up the Usual Suspects: Filters, COPA, and All That”
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
104 Librarian’s Library
106 Quick Bibs
“Pugilists in Print”
BY BILL OTT
108 This Month
“95 Years Ago”
BY WAYNE WIEGAND
110 Opportunities and Honors
121 Career Leads
151 Index to Advertisers
152 Will’s World
“The Manley Art of Forgiveness”
BY WILL MANLEY
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