
Contents of January 2004 American Libraries
News Fronts
8 ALA
- Hayden Is a Ms. Magazine Woman of the Year
- Jenifer Grady Named ALA-APA Director
- 2004 Executive Board Nominees Announced
- Research Maven Mary Jo Lynch Retires after 27 Years
16 Washington
- Judge Hears First Legal Challenge to Patriot Act
- Major Owens Says He’ll Seek Final Term
- First Steps Taken toward Nixon Library
18 USA and International
Features
50 Cover Story:
Why Libraries Matter
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
What’s more American than Mom and apple pie? You guessed it.
54 Thank You, Barkman Library
BY CHRYSTINA MARTINEZ
Giving credit where it’s due for one boy’s love of learning.
56 Libraries Mattered Then—
and They Still Do Now
BY ROSS LaBAUGH
The public library may not be the refuge it once was,
but that’s not a bad thing.
60 An Amazing Bookstore
BY NANCY BARR
How the Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries turned an annual
one-day book sale into a successful year-round business.
64 Respite Along the Shore
BY CHERYL GUNSELMAN
Multnomah County librarians find peaceful sanctuary and
rejuvenation through an indirect gift from one of their own.
66 Getting Started in Library Publication
BY RACHEL SINGER GORDON
Advice on finding your place in library literature.
Midwinter Preview
70 Warm-Weather Attractions
Await Conferees in San Diego
New APA director, CIPA follow-up top
full Midwinter Meeting agenda.
78 Eating Well in the Gaslamp
BY BRETT COFFEE
Culinary delights await ALA attendees in San Diego.
Departments
5 ALA President’s Message
“Libraries Matter Because People Believe in Them”
BY CARLA D. HAYDEN
42 Thus Said
44 Reader Forum
46 Editorial
“Maybe We Should Shush”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
48 On My Mind
“The FBI and America’s Libraries”
BY ROBERT S. MUELLER III
84 Currents
89 Grassroots Report
“A Warm, Central Place”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
90 The Crawford Files
“Starting a Bicycle Club: Weblogs Revised”
BY WALT CRAWFORD
92 Internet Librarian
“Books Are for Use”
BY JOSEPH JANES
94 Technically Speaking
“Profiles in Hi Tech”
BY DAVID DORMAN
96 Working Knowledge
“Knowing How to Say ‘Thank You’”
BY ELISA F. TOPPER
98 Librarian’s Library
BY CATHLEEN BOURDON
100 Quick Bibs
“Editor’s Choice”
BY BILL OTT
111 ALA Annual Conference 2004
129 Career Leads
143 Index to Advertisers
144 Will’s World
“Willie Award Goes to Cold Extremes”
BY WILL MANLEY
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