

Contents of February 2006 American Libraries
BY RON CHEPESIUK
Like their civilian counterparts, armed forced collections persevere
despite budget cuts.
BY GORDON FLAGG
Chicago’s Pritzker Military Library honors the heritage of
the nation’s armed forces.
BY CAROLYN MITCHELL RHODES
A childhood recollection of growing up atop New York
public libraries in the 1950s.
BY SANDY DULING
Serving the entire top of the globe, Arctic Centre librarians dissolve
political boundaries while working to save the region’s resources.
BY DENISE M. DAVIS
A survey of ALA membership documents our demographics.
“Military Libraries in a Time of War”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
“Strengthening Our Affiliated Body”
BY MICHAEL GORMAN
“ALA Dues Increase: What You Should Know”
BY TERI R. SWITZER
“Citizenship, the Purple Pill, and Libraries”
BY PAT MAX
“Where Reference Librarians Do Rove”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
“This, Too, Is the Internet”
BY JOSEPH JANES
“Dorothy Gets a New Pair of Shoes”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
“Mastering the Group Interview”
BY MARY PERGANDER
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
“Mock, Fake, and Faux”
BY GARY HANDMAN
“Is Love’s Labor a Loss for Libraries?”
BY WILL MANLEY