This issue contains 21 articles discussing library-sponsored literacy programs, tutoring and programming techniques, and state and national efforts. The articles include: (1) "Beyond Decoding: Literacy and Libraries--Introduction" (Amy Spaulding); (2) "Libraries: Natural Centers for Literacy" (Jacqueline Cook); (3) "Kids Who Read Can Succeed" (Richard M. Dougherty) (4) "A New Era of Achievement" (Bernice MacDonald); (5) "A Personal Perspective on Literacy Outreach" (Mattye L. Nelson); (6) "New Readers in Brooklyn Break Out of Isolation" (Deborah Ruth) (7) "The National Literacy Act: What Librarians Should Know" (Barbara Humes); (8) "Maintaining a Balance to Serve Learners" (Mildred Dotson); (9) "Encouraging Reflective Learning Through Reading, Writing and Assessment: A Program's Journey" (Diane J. Rosenthal); (10) "Learning Styles and Literacy" (Joan Glasner and Joanne Ingham); (11) "Library and Information Science Education Literacy Update" (Patricia E. Feehan); (12) "School Library Media Programs and Family Literacy: Opportunities and Obstacles" (Eleanor R. Kulleseid); (13) "The Importance of Men As Role Models in Literacy" (Sara Willoughby-Herb and Steven L. Herb); (14) The Past, Present, and the Promise of Family Literacy" (Meta Potts); (15) "A Strong Record: NYLA (New York Library Association) and Literacy" (Therese L. Broderick); (16) "Onondaga Reaches Out" (Bruce E. Daniels, Sari Feldman, and Milena M. Hansen) (17) "Building Communities of Learners in Library Literacy Programs" (Roger Dovner); (18) "Literacy Services in Rural Libraries" (Leona Salzman); (19) "America's Silent Scandal: Adult Illiteracy" (Richard C. Wade); (20) "Literacy as Part of the Library Mission" (Jerry Nichols); (21) "New Readers Write" (Mamie Chow, Don Chiapetta, Mary Hall, Diane Francis, Beaddie Anderson, and Enrique Luis Ramirez). (KRN)