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The article reports that a computer glitch is blamed for publicly revealing personal data for more than 15,000 library users in Michigan. Library user Chris VanOosterhout has found the personal information of patrons registered on the Web site of the Lakeland Library Cooperative while he is updating his account. Interim Director Martha McKee blames software malfunction for the accidental release of information.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by author and library patron Fredric Alan Maxwell in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against the Ann Arbor District Library in Michigan over the suspension of his library privileges. Claim of Maxwell that the library violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights; Libel accusations filed by Maxwell against Library Director Josie Parker and the library board.

Offers news briefs related to censorship in the United States as of November 1, 2000. Installation of Internet filters in Michigan libraries despite voter opposition; Opposition of churches to a showing of the motion picture 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' at the Catskill (N.Y.) Public Library; Decision of U.S. District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer that an ordinance legalizing library censorship in Wichita Falls, Texas is unconstitutional; Decision not to ban the book 'Fallen Angels' at the Arlington (Tex.) Independendent School District.

Reports that in August 1999, the Georgetown Township Library, in Grand Rapids, Michigan charged patrons $100 an hour for unfiltered Internet access. Details of a Michigan state law which empowers library trustees to filter on the Internet; Reaction of town officials to the fee.