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Interviews three candidates for the 2001 American Library Association's presidential election. Mitch Freedman; Ken Haycock; Bill Sannwald.

Presents observations related to the illustration trends in children's books and relates them with several types of cookies. Collage; Layers; Whimsy; Ethnic; Texture; Borders and panels; Shape and perspective; Pervasiveness of graphic designs; List of books showing the different trends of illustrations. INSETS: Where trends come from.;A batch of books..

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to previously published articles, including the essay "Classic Trouble" by Lisa Yee, "Nobody Knows" by Betsy Hearne, and "And Stay Out of Trouble: Narratives for Black Urban Children" by Lelac Almagor.

Profiles librarian and author Anne Carroll Moore. Career as a librarian; Books and essays written; Influence in children's book and reading; Influence as a mentor to library staff.

Analyzes how a children's librarian manage difficult situations encountered a public library. Lack of managerial judgment; Negative approach to the problems; Actions the children's librarian should have taken; Application of good management.

Focuses on storyography, a picture-book category of biographical children's books. Characteristics of storyographies; Children's books that set the standard for storyographies; Some advantages and disadvantages of storyographies.

Opinion. Presents the author's views on some types of fairy tales. Characteristics of the story `The Emperor's New Clothes,' by Stephanie Calmenson; Other book examples of fracturing stories; Author's assertion on the popularity of the tale `Cinderella.'

Presents an alphabet of alphabet books. Includes `Anno's Alphabet,' by Mitsumasa Anno; `All Butterflies: An ABC,' by Marcia Brown; `Birthday ABC,' by Eric Metaxas, illustrated by Tim Raglin.

Offers a response to F. William Summers' adapted speech, `A vision of librarianship.' How the author takes strong exception to how Mr. Summers' overlooks children's librarians in his analysis and predictions of technological change and the future of library services; Importance of library service to children; Impact of new technologies on future library service to children.

Reports on the problems facing media specialists in the United States (U.S.), according to a national hearing held by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Assertion of Martha Gould, NCLIS chairperson, about school libraries; Concrete recommendation that came from the hearing.

Features information on the Texas Library Association conference in San Antonio, Texas from March 28 to 31, 2001. Details on the programs and events at the conference; Publishers who attended the conference; Award given to United States First Lady Laura Bush.

Discusses views on children's book awards. Importance of involvement in getting children to read; Details on the presentation of the 21st Texas Bluebonnet Award in 2001 by the Texas Library Association; Benefit of establishing a children's choice award in every state.

Editorial. Presents a letter to United States Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige, about his appointment to his position.

Deals with the significance of the calculation of the average prices of books by the `School Library Journal.' Influence contributing to the increasing cost of children's books; Pieces of advice to librarians.

Editorial. Comments on job title changes. Significance of names and job titles; Titles for librarians; List of occupations with different job titles.

Editorial. Talks about the American Library Association's second Congress on Professional Education. Question posed in the conference; Focus of the Congress; Analysis of the poem `Jabberwocky,' by Lewis Carroll.

Deals with the significance of first impressions to editorial making and journal publishing. Ways in which an editor-in-chief of a journal could impress readers; Factors that could make a journal successful.

Presents a letter to the editor about the supplement "Star Track," that came with the February issue.

Discusses the key applications of publishers' catalogs in the procurement of books by libraries in the United States. Information in catalogs that are useful for book-ordering purposes; Other worthwhile and practical items found in publishers' catalogs.

Discusses the pros and cons of requiring children to sign when registering for a library card as part of improvement efforts for library procedures in the United States. Arguments of the pro side regarding the importance of making the child understand the responsibilities of possessing a library card; Arguments of the con side regarding discriminatory effects of the proposed library procedure.