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Download full textAdams, Helen; Leu, DaNae; Venuto, Dee Ann – Knowledge Quest, 2015
What do school librarians fear most? Hands down, their biggest fear is a formal challenge to a resource in the school library. There are no accurate statistics about the number of challenges to school library resources. The staff of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom estimates that only about 20 percent are reported to ALA annually. For the…
Descriptors: Librarians, Barriers, School Libraries, Intellectual Freedom
Direct linkBerry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2011
This article features Naturita Community Library (NCL), winner of "LJ"'s 2011 Best Small Library in America Award, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The library is the largest straw bale library in America. It sits on the western slope of the Rockies, across the Uncompahgre Plateau from the county seat in Montrose,…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Community Centers, Library Services, Institutional Characteristics
Kuzyk, Raya – Library Journal, 2008
In commemoration of the Librarian of the Year Award's 20th anniversary, this article presents brief vignettes on all 19 of the title holders. When "Library Journal" named them Librarians of the Year, these inimitable 19 (for the 20th, Norma Blake, see EJ788676) had singled themselves out as risk takers, visionaries, bulldogs, pragmatists,…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Librarians, Profiles, Library Administration
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2009
Public library service is a critical service that must be preserved. Despite a current (FY08) budget cut of $5 million and the threat of reductions of nearly $20 million more in the next budget, the Queens Library has maintained massive and excellent programs of service and incredibly high levels of use by a public that lines up at every one of…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, User Needs (Information), Urban Areas
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2008
This publication provides an overview of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), including programs, initiatives, research projects, publications, and strategic partnerships. It also provides tips for developing competitive grant applications and staff contacts for each program for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008. Once grant…
Descriptors: Museums, Libraries, Library Services, Grants
Council on Library and Information Resources, 2007
This annual report of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) contains an overview of activities of the Council between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. These include programs, awards, publications, advisory groups, grants and contracts, and financial statements. It also includes a list of staff, a letter from the chairperson Paula…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Advisory Committees, Awards, Publications
