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Contents of April 2003 American Libraries


News Fronts

8  ALA

14  Washington

16  USA and International

26  Special Report

      PLA Spring Symposium: Children’s Literacy Project Key for Librarians, by PAMELA A. GOODES


Features

40  Building for the Future

      Energy efficient, environmentally sound Eugene (Oreg.) Public Library leads off the annual facilities showcase.

69  A Vision Returns to Prince Rupert

      BY STEVE WEATHERBE
      Old drawings and old dreams may bring the Canadian town a dazzling new library.

72  How to Become a Great Public Space

      Want to attract more users? Marylaine Block interviews Fred Kent and Phil Myrick at the Project for Public Spaces, who suggest you look to your welcome mat.

77  The Habitat House That Libraries Built

      BY MARGARET BARTLETT
      Librarians emerge from their public spaces to create a private haven for one family.

80  Las Vegas: Behind the Glitz

      BY SU KIM CHUNG
      University of Nevada at Las Vegas documents the rich history of “Sin City.”

83  Rookie Season—Rookie Rules

      BY BARBARA MACKE
      You’ll bat 1,000 at the reference desk if you follow this simple advice.


Departments

5  ALA President’s Message

      “Let’s Support Equal Pay Day”
      BY MAURICE J. FREEDMAN

32  Thus Said

34  Reader Forum

37  Editorial

      “Libraries, Publishers Pay for Divine Intervention”
      BY LEONARD KNIFFEL

38  On My Mind

      “Spare—Don’t Pare—the Paraprofessionals”
      BY ALAN NAPIER

84  Currents

87  Grassroots Report

      “Collective Action on RoweCom”
      BY CHRISTINE WATKINS

88  The Crawford Files

      “Libraries, E-books, and Monolithic Solutions"
      BY WALT CRAWFORD

90  Internet Librarian

      “The Web That Was
      BY JOSEPH JANES

92  Technically Speaking

      “Streaming Music @ Your Library
      BY DAVID DORMAN

94  Working Knowledge

      BY ELISA F. TOPPER

96  Librarian’s Library

      BY CATHLEEN BOURDON

98  Quick Vids

      “Screening Intimacies”
      BY GARY HANDMAN

100  Datebook

105  Career Leads

119  Index to Advertisers

120  Will’s World

      “Update from the Wasteland”
      BY WILL MANLEY