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The author discusses book covers and the role they play in a middle-schooler's choice of reading material. The author took a survey to determine what criteria children used in selecting a fiction book; 76% of children agreed that the cover influenced their choice. Librarians rank in importance when giving book recommendations and therefore must be knowledgeable about current books for young adults. The library display acts as a sales pitch and must be eye-catching, says the author. INSETS: Covers with the highest votes (2005);It's What's Outside That Counts, Too.

Explores the changes being brought by the Internet to libraries and library users in the U.S. Marginalization of school libraries by state and federal regulations; Overview of how library professionals can establish the media center as the central foundation of a school; Potential use of podcasts and blogs by students and teachers.

Asserts that access to microcomputers is a necessary element of children's education and must be considered an integral component of public and school library use. What knowledge of microcomputers and their use promotes; Preschool programs; Math and language arts programs; Description of a starter pack of 48 programs; List of distributors.

Gives information about flexible scheduling in school libraries. Integration of library skills instruction with what is taught in the classroom; Methods of informing students about new books and services at the library; Factors to consider, including whether the library media curriculum is integrated in the total school curriculum; Opportunities to learn about other resources and technologies beyond the media center; View that, if successful, flexible scheduling can help give students the confidence to become life-long library users.

The author offers advice for librarians when books are not returned by library patrons. He mentions that any school library that actively circulates books will have patrons who lose or take library books. He mentions a quote by Henry Miller from his "Books of My Life" about a book. He also relates the primary motivation for many librarians who lament the number of lost books.

The article offers a guide for school librarians to putting up a pop-up library aimed at engaging students who are reluctant to read and who do not regularly visit the library. Topics covered include the steps involved in establishing a pop-up library, promoting the pop-up library via Instagram or Twitter, and the feedback received by a school librarian to the pop-up library she opened in unexpected places on campus.

The editor discusses changes made to the scope and content of the journal, and compares the need for such changes to library collections which continually evolve to serve changing patron needs. In response to reader input, the magazine now offers more material on technology in libraries and information on collection development.

Reports on the decision of the Rhode Island Department of Education to terminate Internet access at school and public libraries following the discovery of budget deficit in state funds intended to pay for the service in September 2004. Options being considered; Remarks from William Fiske, the department's technology coordinator.

Presents new printed media for school libraries. Publication of a manual by the Apple Library Users Group; Comparative Guide to American Colleges; "The Multimedia Library: Materials Selection and Use," by James Cabeceiras.