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The article celebrates the 100th anniversary of Paris, France-based American Library, the English-language lending library founded by Burton Stevenson. Topics discussed include challenges faced by the library, American writers who contributed to the library's postwar rebirth and expansion, and transformation underwent by the library under the leadership of Charles Trueheart, who served as director until 2017.

Examines books that won nine major U.S. literary prizes in the period 1975-1984 with the aim of determining which U.S. magazines consistently publish prize-winning fiction and poetry. Top ranking U.S. magazines that publish prize-winning fiction and poetry; Problems of little literary magazines in breaking into the market; Awards, authors and collections analyzed for the study.

The article discusses library science education in Azerbaijan. Topics discussed include the role played by Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy University (ADAU) Library and Information Services Dean Martha Speirs, the Information Resource Complex (IRC) and its director Shahla Khudiyeva, and the Azerbaijan National Library and its director Karim Tahirov.

The article presents information on library development in the Dominican Republic. The author looks at Dominican President Leonel Fernández's library initiative, the country's Community Technology Centers (CTCs), and the role that services that libraries have for children and youth. The article also discusses the Pedro Mir Library at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo.

The article presents information on the World Library and Information Congress (WLIC), part of the 2013 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) conference held from August 17-23, 2013 in the Suntee Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. The conference features Chan Heng Chee, former Singapore ambassador to the U.S., journalist Cherian George, and ALA Spectrum Scholar Tamara Rhodes. INSET: SOCIETAL TRENDS THAT WILL CHANGE THE LIBRARY WORLD.

The article presents information on the Libraries Without Borders (LWB) literacy and education organization, or the Bibliothèques Sans Frontières. The author looks at the goals of the organization, such as providing targeted books to library collections, training local librarians, and renovating public libraries. The article also discusses LWB chairman and founder Patrick Weil and the organization's work Haiti after the January 2013 earthquake.

The article presents information on librarians in Iraq. The author looks at the Iraq National Library and Archives, librarian Saad Eskander, and the role of the U.S. and the United Nations in assisting Iraqi children. The article also discusses donations made to Iraq libraries and the closure of many school libraries during the Iraq War.

The article discusses the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference held in August 2012 in Helsinki, Finland. Topics discussed include the IFLA delegates from the U.S. that attended, nonprofit computer library service organization the Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), and a speech by author Siva Vaidhyanathan that focused on the technology company Google.

Information about several events and speeches at the 2006 Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA), held in New Orleans, Louisiana is presented. Topics include librarians' perspectives on the reconstruction of the city after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a speech by Dan Savage, head of the It Gets Better project, which provides services for LGBT youth, and the Auditorium Speaker Series speech by Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked government documents in 1971.

The article discusses the importance of books and reading in the life of Oprah Winfrey, former host of the talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show." It discusses the actions of Winfrey in promoting books and reading among children and adults, including establishing the Oprah's Book Club. Other topics include the Honorary Membership for life award given to Winfrey by the American Library Association (ALA), Winfrey's emphasis on intellectual freedom and ethics, and donations made to the ALA.

The article presents an obituary for Judith Krug, director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association (ALA).

The article discusses the highlights of the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting which was held in Denver, Colorado from January 23 to 28, 2009. One of the notable speakers was Muhammad Yunus, recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize and author two books about the lending system. In his talk, he admitted that he learned so much from ALA. He also discussed the concept of micro-loans.

The article features U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and her challenges as the teacher-librarian wife of President George W. Bush. She has supported programs in the White House such as Ready to Read, Ready to Learn in 2001 to the 2008 White House Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy. She says she loved sharing literature with children and teaching them to read, which initially led to her career as a librarian. INSET: FIRST LIBRARIAN: 8 YEARS REVIEW.

The article assesses whether the city of New Orleans, Louisiana is ready for the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference to be held in the city on June 22-28, 2006. It describes the damaged sustained by the Sheraton Hotel. It reveals what the residents of New Orleans think about the decision of ALA to held its conference in the city despite the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Focuses on the oral history project of StoryCorps, an initiative of public radio producer Dave Isay in the U.S. Long-term plans of Isay for the project; Sponsors of the MobileBooths that were launched by StoryCorps in May 2005; Significance of library involvement for the project.

Focuses on the 71st World Library and Information Congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the inauguration of the renovated National Library of Norway in Oslo in August 2005. Main objective of the renovation of the library; Activities during the conference, including performances by major authors and musicians; Topics discussed during plenary sessions at the event.

Focuses on the annual conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from August 22 to 27, 2004. Information on the association; Topics discussed during the conference; Libraries which were given the Access to Learning Award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. INSET: How to Participate in IFLA.

Focuses on the challenges faced by the indigenous Inuit people of the Canadian territory of Nunavut in establishing library and information services within the region. Difficulties encountered in building public libraries in Nunavut; Services offered by Nunavut people and libraries in an attempt to address the need for learning activities; Social problems and barriers that affect library service indirectly.

Focuses on the benefits Alabama is receiving from the gift given by Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates in 1998 to close the information divide by making computers available at libraries in poor communities. Amount of money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested in libraries; Public libraries in Alabama that continues to benefit from the gift of Bill Gates; Comments from librarians who saw Bill Gates during his visit to the state in 1998. INSET: Gates Foundation Commits $17 Million to Keeping Libraries....

Features the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity in Boston, Massachusetts. Factor which prompted the establishment of the library; Information provided by the library about the life of religious leader Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science church; Collections featured at the library. INSET: MARY BAKER EDDY ON SPIRITUALITY:.

Highlights the American Library Association's (ALA) 2002 Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Approval of bylaws; Agenda; Legislative issues; Financial warning from ALA Treasurer Liz Bishoff; The boycott issue; Resolutions, including a plan to support electronic participation; Other actions that were taken by the ALA Council.

Examines how bioterrorism fears since the September 11, 2001 attacks have affected United States libraries. Closings and cancellations due to possible anthrax exposure; Web site that was created by the National Library of Medicine to address bioterrorism concerns; False alarms which have disrupted library services; Investigations of library computers and suspicious patrons; Involvement of libraries in recovery efforts, including healing in New York City; Creation of the September 11 archive.

Discusses how public libraries represent stability to people in the United States who have been traumatized by the terrorist attacks of September 2001. Response of libraries with special projects for children; Demand for materials about Islam and the Middle East; Focus of a government investigation on terrorists' use of library computers; Mention of eyewitnesses and casualties, which included librarian Lynn Angell; Concern about the issues of patriotism and free speech.

Reports on the 67th annual conference and exhibition of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Attendance of the event by people from 150 countries; Communication problems between people using different languages; Keynote addresses at the event; Role of Jonathon Kozol in the event.

Focuses on librarianship in Poland in the aftermath of a switch from communism to capitalism in that country. Mention of academic libraries such as the library at the University of Warsaw; Progress toward computer centers and archive management facilities; Computerization in libraries in Poland; Salaries of librarians; Other information about librarianship in Poland.

Focuses on the predictions of futurists about the millennium following 1999 and the revolution in information technology. Forecasts that proved wrong such as the obsolescence of print magazines; Librarians fear of becoming obsolete; Role of the American Library Association (ALA) in the 21st century; ALA goals for 2000. INSETS: ALA Goal 2000;America 2000: The National Education Goals.

Presents a discussion of restricting children's access to library materials. Karen Jo Gounaud, family-values activist and president of the Family Friendly Libraries organization; Carrie Gardner, librarian at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and member of the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee.

Presents information on the visit of a group of American school and youth services delegates to Beijing, China as part of a People to People program. How youth and library services have changed in China; The impact China's one child policy has on libraries for children; Details on the West District Juvenile and Children's Library and the Yucai Kindergarten in Guangzhou.

Presents an interview with William R. Ferris, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The growing relationship between the NEH and libraries; Opportunities for libraries with the NEH; How the NEH looks at ideas and projects, and shapes them in ways that are not controversial; Projects that have become a priority since being endangered by cuts in funding; NEH seeking new funding sources.

Interviews Barbara Elleman, founder of `Book Links' magazine and distinguished scholar in children's literature at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as her successor, `Book Links' Editor Judith O'Malley. INSET: Book Links; new editor wants to deepen coverage..

Offers an explanation of how the Cahners Publishing Company magazine crew maintains independent journalistic voices while still fitting into the Reed Elsevier publishing empire. The size of Reed Elsevier; Publisher Fred Ciporen's explanation of Cahners' hands-off approach to its magazines; Examples of Cahners publications, including `Publisher's Weekly,' `School Library Journal,' `Library Journal,' and `Library Hotline.' INSET: Facts about Cahners.

Contrasts the philanthropic sponsorship of libraries in the 19th century coming from corporate arenas with the new philanthropy being connected to `cause-related marketing.' How Ameritech's name became part of the conference title at the 1995 American Library Association's General Conference, with Ameritech's chief executive officer getting five minutes at the podium; New libraries as an emerging market; Intellectual sponsorship; More.

Focuses on the 61st Council and General Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, August 20-26, 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference theme, `Libraries of the Future'; The resolution circulated by two American delegates that scolded Turkey for human rights violations; The Internet and freedom of expression.

Part II. Discusses several aspects of the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, which was held February 3-9, 1995 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center; ALA presidential candidates Michael Gorman and Mary Somerville; Other aspects. INSETS: Feisty Friedan delights audience at preconference on aging;Memorial fund honors Futas;Creech, Diaz books with Newbery, Caldecott medals;Placement Center stats

Highlights the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL seventh national conference which was held November 9-13, 1994 in Indianapolis. Remarks from keynote speakers Susan Kovalik and Alan November and their differing views; Conferences on the Internet; Other aspects.

Focuses on `ALA Goal 2000' which is what the American Library Association's (ALA) Executive Director Elizabeth Martinez calls her five-year plan `to position the Association for the Information Age.' The decision to move Annual Conference 1996 from Orlando to New York City; The `Pass a Buck for Libraries' postcard; More. INSETS: Staff repositioned to meet `ALA Goal 2000';Nominate libraries for NII awards;ALA, NCLIS to host pre-White House Conference on aging.

Highlights the 60th general conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) which was held in Havana, Cuba, August 21-27, 1994. The situation in Cuba following the breakup of the Soviet Union; Discussion of the participants who could see from their hotel rooms the flight of some Cubans who were trying to reach Florida.

Focuses on various aspects of the American Library Association's (ALA) Executive Board spring meeting which was held in Chicago, April 27-28, 1994. Possible purchase of a PTA building adjacent to ALA Headquarters; The issue of `presidential initiatives'; President Bill Clinton's meeting with representatives from ALA; Budget issues.

Reports on the annual fall meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board, October 27-28, 1993 in Chicago. Controversy about an upcoming meeting and Cincinnati's gay-rights ordinance; Controversy over an upcoming meeting in Miami; More. INSETS: Not all U.S. cities big enough for annual conference.;Management study available.;Nominations for executive director now open..

Examines some current financial recommendations given by ALA's (American Library Association) Committee on Program Evaluation and Support (COPES). Program initiatives for FY (Fiscal Year) 1994 and beyond; Mary Ghikas chair of the committee; Identified ALA's top priorities; Looking beyond the COPES report; Review of the Washington office; Concern over the performance of the portfolio; More.

The American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board held its annual fall meeting Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, October 29-November 1, 1991 at ALA Headquarters in Chicago. This report comments on activity "American Libraries" considers to be of the most general interest to the Association's membership. The "silent recommendations" implicit in the rejection of certain resolutions at WHCLIS were as important as the recommendations that delegates endorsed, said ALA President Patricia Glass Schuman during the fall meeting of the Association's Executive Board. She was commending opposition to the privatization of information that was "not apparent in the final resolutions but did prevail" at the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. The Executive Board then approved ALA budgetary ceilings as follows: general fund $17,386,308, divisions $8,775,600, round tables $382,553, plant fund $172,237, restricted fund $1,564,599, and endowment fund $253,046, constituting the $28,534,343 total. Implementation of WHCLIS recommendations, adoption of ALA's FY 1992 budget, and a dues increase were just three of dozens of topics the Board addressed during its fall meeting.

Offers a close look at librarians visiting Moscow for the 57th Council and General Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Information as the most sought-after commodity in all of goods-starved Russia;Tanks outside the doors; Fear of the unknown; Staying on track; Off to the Kremlin; Business, but hardly as usual; Details.

Recounts the White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS), which took place July 9-13, 1991. Initial report by "American Library" in a previous issue; How the meeting was a mandated mix of library professionals; Description of the conference; Testimony of several people at an Open Forum; Agenda of the conference. INSETS: `Kids Need Libraries' caucus achieves WHCLIS goals;Teleconference to review WHCLIS aims;Election ribaldry enlibens WHCLIST meeting.

This article highlights the annual spring meeting of the American Library Association's (ALA) Executive Board, which was held from May 1-2, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois. ALA treasurer Carla Stoffle commented on the issue of how ALA will continue to support priority activity while a national recession forces the organization's to reduce expenses. Board members agreed that there are some things ALA will not be able to continue doing, but no one seemed willing to admit that anything ALA does is expendable. Stoffle argued that management has been asked repeatedly to name tasks they will stop doing, however, there has been no response to that request. Various expense reductions within the revenue-generating units of ALA have been made to achieve a revised budgetary ceiling of $16,479,000 for the organization's general fund, and hiring for several new positions approved for the fiscal 1991 budget has been delayed. Management has incorporated other downscaling decisions into the fiscal 1992 preliminary general fund budget, including elimination of the ALA Video unit. Meanwhile, re-emphasizing his visibility theme, ALA President Richard M. Dougherty called for a media blitz, and pointed to the long-range communication plans of ALA. The board also discussed the compensation package of ALA, and has approved 4 percent for compensation improvements, including benefits totaling $190,000. While board members Dennis Day and Nancy Bolt favored asking the Committee on Program Evaluation and Support to reconsider a 5 percent improvement, other board members disagreed sharply and defeated a motion to that effect.

Reports on the spring 1990 meeting of the American Library Association's (ALA). Increase in dues; Consideration of plans for an information center; Job classification study; Goals of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI).

Presents the agenda during the American Library Association's Midwinter meeting in Chicago in January 1990. Attending officers; Confirmation of the nomination of the members of the National Technical Information Service Advisory Board; Auditor's report; Adaptation of disaster relief guidelines; Program evaluation; Management report.

Presents an account of the annual conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions that was held in Paris, August 19-26. INSETS: Overheard in Paris;Taxes denounced, South Africa ban deferred.