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A summary is presented of the "Masterplan zum Öffentlichen Bibliothekswesen," which is a comprehensive set of laws for public libraries in Austria that was announced by the Parliament of Austria on March 31, 2011.

The article is a report written by the head librarian of the Austrian Parliament describing the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) American Libraries, in which she was a participant from June 27 to July 18, 2009. The author discusses the goals of the program, which libraries were visited, including the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C, and she compares the American libraries with European libraries in function and how they are financed.

The article presents a report from the congress "A Library Policy for Europe," held in Vienna, Austria from May 7 to 9, 2009 with participants coming from 30 European countries. The purpose of the conference was to create dialog about library policy in all of Europe with the intent of fostering sustainable library growth. Included in the discussion was how to maintain high standards in the face of financial crises, legal constraints on libraries, and the role of libraries in the future.

The article presents information about a conference held at the central library in Berlin, Germany on May 3-4, 2007. The opening presentation was given by Jan-Pieter Barbian on the subject of library policy between 1934 and 1945 in Germany. Additionally, a work group dedicated to the collection of data about confiscated books between 1933 and 1945 reported on its progress.