Contents of October 2008 American Libraries
News Fronts
24 ALA
- Carnegie Funds I Love My Librarian
- New Award Honors Zora Neale Hurston
- JCLC2012 Planning Underway
28 USA and International
- Critics Revisit Library Flap That Paints Palin as Censor
- Gulf Coast Libraries Prepared for Worst
- Conservative Writer Accuses Library of Denying Access
- Director Fires Library Diaries Author
- Global Reach
42 Tech News
- Preserving Bush Websites
- Tech News in Brief
41 Newsmaker
KAY RYAN
Poet laureate
Special Reports
37 Alaska College’s Shutdown
Threatens Historic Collections
BY GORDON FLAGG
38 IFLA Conference Showcases
Quebec Culture
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
Features
48 Cruel to Be Kind
Why do we keep unproductive employees?
BY MIRIAM POLLACK
52 Libraries Connect Communities
Site visits to 63 public libraries reveal the power
of technology, as a lure to users.
BY PEGGY BARBER and LINDA WALLACE
56 Hennen’s American Public
Library Ratings 2008
The latest iteration of the popular ranking system.
BY THOMAS J. HENNEN JR.
62 Rethinking the E-Rate
The pros and cons of why libraries should be
tapping the largest available pot of federal dollars.
BY CARRIE LOWE
Departments
4 From the Editor
“Vigilant Lifelong Learning”
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
8 ALA President’s Message
“Partners in Learning”
BY JIM RETTIG
10 Letters and Comments
12 ALA 2009 Midwinter Meeting
Advance Registration
44 Internet Librarian
“Beyond the Barriers”
BY JOSEPH JANES
45 Technology in Practice
“Our New Website Is a Blog”
BY MEREDITH FARKAS
46 Public Perception
47 On My Mind
“The Not-So-Dark Side”
BY LAURIE McFADDEN
66 Currents
68 Youth Matters
“Feeding the Whole Child”
BY JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE
69 Working Knowledge
“Retreat! Retreat!”
BY MARY PERGANDER
70 Librarian’s Library
“A Linguaphile’s Delight”
BY MARY ELLEN QUINN
71 Rousing Reads
“What’s for Breakfast . . . at Tiffany’s?”
BY BILL OTT
72 Solutions and Services
75 Career Leads from ALA Joblist
80 Will’s World
“Everyone in Their Places”
BY WILL MANLEY
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