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The article reports on the Louisiana Library Association's (LLA) Executive Board Meeting at Breaux Bridge Public Library in Breaux Bridge, held on June 15, 2005. Terry Thibodeaux, President of LLA, thanked everyone for getting the invoices and payment requests through the system so the fiscal year could be wrapped up on time. Beth Vandersteen, Co-Chairperson identified the various Conference Committees and Chairs. Charlene Cain, past president, presented the Finance Committee Report. Beverly Laughlin, Executive Director, stated that membership renewals were sent out later than usual. The editorial board of the journal "Louisiana Libraries" has decided to look into the possibility of changing authority. Joy Lowe, Academic Library Award's Council Representative thanked the board for the travel increase, while also mentioning that in past years there have been problems with anti-Castro Cubans seeking reinstatement of personal libraries or personal home collections not public or academic libraries. The Executive Board of the section met to update the LLA Manual description of the outstanding Academic Librarian Award and the Grassroots Grant.

The article presents information about recent meetings organized by the Louisiana Library Association (LLA). It is reported that the Louisiana Library Association Executive Board met at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, Louisiana, on April 26, 2006. In attendance were: president, Terry Thibodeaux; past president, Charlene Cain; first vice president, Jackie Choate and other designated members of the association. Thibodeaux announced that Tom Jacques, State Library Director, would be awarded the first LLA Meritorious Award at the First LLA General Session. Tom is retiring from the State Library. Terry announced that Phyllis Heroy and the Legislative Committee are requesting legislative consideration of how it funds and organizes information databases for the citizens of Louisiana. Phyllis has contacted senator Sharon Weston Broome to submit a legislative resolution for a staff study of the information database issue in preparation for a vote at next year's legislative session. It is reported that a motion was made by Charlene Cain to increase the line item for the Louisiana Libraries by $2000.00 effective immediately.

The article presents information about the 2004-05 Louisiana Library Association (LLA) executive board meeting. The meeting was called by president Terry Thibodeaux. He reported that his main goal was to attend a semi-annual Chapter Leaders Orientation held by the ALA Chapter Relations Office and headed by Michael Downing. The sessions were on finances, membership, planning conferences, advocacy and chapter councilors. Past president Charlene Cain, presented the finance report. She stated that the corrected report provided an overview of LLA finances. The LLA Scholarship named Michael D. Brooks as the recipient of the $3000 LLA Scholarship. The Scholarship Committee named Christina Hernandez as the recipient of the $1000 Mary Moore Mitchell Scholarship. Some of the executive board members present were Terry Thibodeaux, president; Charlene Cain, past president; Jackie Choate, first vice president; Christy Reeves, second vice president. Also present in the meeting were conference co-chair, Beth Vandersteen; conference co-chair Doris Lively; academic vice chair, Jeremy Landry; and public vice chair, Dorothy White.

The article focuses on RSS technology and its impact on teachers, librarians, and students in Louisiana. It cites that RSS technology is composed of two parts, the feed and the aggregator or reader. It states that RSS saves time and energy and provides privacy. It asserts that RSS keeps librarians, teachers, and students to be updated on current events or topics of interest. It notes that a feed aggregator is needed to read the RSS feeds. It suggests to use Google in searching web sites that have feeds by typing the RSS keyword on the search bar. The author says that engaging in RSS and feed reader can be addictive. Steps in subscribing RSS are discussed.

The article offers news briefs related to school libraries in the U.S. The MidWinter Conference will be held on January 30, 2010 hosted by the Louisiana Association of School Libraries (LASL) in Alexandria, Louisiana. A study conducted by Dr. Robert Marzano that aims to determine the effect of using interactive whiteboards in the classroom. The Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award program continues to grow in popularity and participation.

The article offers news briefs relative to the school libraries in the U.S. The Teen Read Week 2008, a program designed to help teenagers improve their reading comprehension, is set to be held on October 12-18, 2008 under the theme "Books with Bite @ your library!." Meanwhile, World Book, Inc. and the American Library Association (ALA) are noted to have been sponsoring the upcoming World Book/ALA Information Literacy Goal Award which will be presented on the 2009 ALA Annual Conference.

The article offers news briefs related to Libraries in Louisiana. Louisiana Library Association's (LLA) membership has increased by 42 from a total of 260 in 2007 to 302 members in 2008. State Library of Louisiana has announced that the 2008 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Winners are "Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude," by Kevin O' Malley and "The Lightning Thief," by Rick Riordan. The 2009 LLA conference will be held at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Baton Rouge in March.