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The article reports on steps to prevent sexual harassment of librarians by patrons. It mentions the number of librarians who have been harassed, the need to have support from administration, and a list of suggestions to use when inappropriate behavior by patrons occurs. INSET: What to Say When Things Get Inappropriate.

The article presents several ways libraries can adapt to change and stay relevant to users in the years following the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. The author addresses what he calls "library fitness" in light of the 150th anniversary of the book "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin, which presents the theory of the survival of the fittest. The twelve steps to library fitness include emphasizing local communities, engaging library users, and finding and solving problems. Other topics include ideas discussed in the books "Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits," by Leslie Crutchfield and "How the Mighty Fall," by Jim Collins.

The article focuses on library tagging, which is facing obstacles with patron success. One of the greatest innovations changing the library discovery experience is the addition of user participation in findability through the use of user-contributed keywords or tags associated with particular materials. Participation patterns have emerged as the first libraries to go live with integrated community tagging for Encore implementations.

The article focuses on how library managers and administrators can encourage innovation in libraries and prevent the failure of new library services. The author suggests that managers should encourage staff to learn about new trends in technology, give staff time to experiment with new initiatives, and develop a work culture that is tolerant of risks. Other topics include budget cuts to libraries, patron population, and rate of return (ROI) for libraries.

Offers news briefs pertaining to library science and from the American Library Association (ALA). Core Values Task Force seeking input for its mission statement; ALA President Sarah Ann Long debating the use of filters in public libraries on an MSNBC news report; Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) campaign to establish an endowment for potential leaders and managers; Scholarship to increase the number of disabled people in the library and information science profession.

Answers questions relating to library administration. Cost benefits of adult programming; Determination of whether people who attend library programs are users; Use and cost of plastic library book bags.

Comments on security problems in public libraries. Need for administrators to deal firmly with problem patrons; Factors behind the dramatic increase in security problems and arrests in public libraries; Recommended solutions to libraries' security problems.