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December 2006 table of contents
Contents of December 2006 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Davenport, Rettig Seek 2008–2009 ALA Presidency
- Treasurer Candidates
- ALA Receives $2.6 Million Gates Grant
- FTRF Joins in Texas Brief Filing
- Teens “Get Active” @ the Library
16 Washington
- Senators Request Delay in EPA Library Closings
- Opening Arguments Presented in COPA Challenge
17 USA and International
- Referenda Roundup 2006
- D.C., Chicago Libraries Add Hours
- School Becomes “Mindful” of Newspaper Readers
- Man Charged with Utah Library Bombing
- StoryCorps Oral Histories Capture Human Toll of 9/11
31 Newsmaker
Straight Answers from MARTIN GOMEZ,
President of Urban Libraries Council
Special News Reports
32 Top 10 Library Stories of 2006
36 A Tribute to Leaders We Lost
38 Technology in Tennessee
BY EMILY LYNEMA
Ninth LITA National Forum.
39 Libraries Can Serve As
Key Out-of-School Time Players
BY PEGGY BARBER and LINDA WALLACE
First After-School Programming Conference.
54 ALA Executive Board Quarterly Report
Features
44 My Alma Mater
BY DAVID MAMET
A paean to the Chicago Public Library.
48 Public Library Rebirth
BY VIRGINIA H. MATHEWS
A historical look at serving the poor and underserved.
Departments
2 Editorial
“Looking Back on the Year of the Blog”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
4 ALA President’s Message
“Transforming Our National Agenda”
BY LESLIE BURGER
6 ALA Executive Director’s Message
“The ‘New’ Advocacy: Making Your Dues Work Harder”
BY KEITH MICHAEL FIELS
40 Thus Said
41 Reader Forum
43 On My Mind
“Don’t Just Read—Read Good Books”
BY DAVID ISAACSON
56 Currents
59 Grassroots Report
“The Unkindest Cuts of All”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
61 Internet Librarian
“Silence Is Golden”
BY JOSEPH JANES
63 Technically Speaking
“Freedom: A Year in Review”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
65 Working Knowledge
“What Are You Waiting For?”
BY MARY PERGANDER
67 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
69 Quick Vids
“Views from the Front (Part II)”
BY GARY HANDMAN
71 Datebook
73 ALA Annual Conference Registration
85 Career Leads
96 Will’s World
“This Way to Paradise”
BY WILL MANLEY