

BY SATIA MARSHALL ORANGE and ROBIN OSBORNE
Empowering underserved people is the core of our mission,
according to a new book inspired by ALA President Carla Hayden.
BY JAMES B. CASEY
These nomadic wonders are stronger on interviewing skills than
competence.
BY LESLIE R. MORRIS
Boards can avoid settling for the second-rate by looking externally
for a temporary head.
BY STEVEN J. BELL
Ease off the slides and improve your presentations at ALA or any
other library conference.
BY MEG SCHARF
Highlights, key meetings and events, and what’s new for ALA’s 128th
Annual Conference, June 24–30. Plus: Fun in the Sunshine State
BY CAROLE HINSHAW
Don’t expect the typical tacky tourist eateries in this
popular vacation spot.
“The Equity Struggle Must Continue”
BY CARLA D. HAYDEN
“The Dollars and Sense of Equal Access”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
“Tight Budget Leads Spring Meeting Agenda”
BY GORDON FLAGG
“A Groundbreaking Consortium Model”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
“What Happened to Technological Fixes?”
BY WALT CRAWFORD
“Privacy Ain’t What It Used to Be”
BY JOSEPH JANES
“Much Ado about Metasearch”
BY ANDREW K. PACE
“Checking Out Background Checks”
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
“The Bibliothriller vs. the Art Thriller”
BY BILL OTT
“Fun Is Not a Dirty Word”
BY WILL MANLEY