Why choose librarianship as a career? Seventeen percent of public librarians responding to this question in LJ's Job Satisfaction Survey began their answers with the words "I love...." And not for nothing: 70% reported being either "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with their jobs vs. the 31% who said they were "somewhat satisfied" or "not satisfied…

One lousy starred review. That was all, initially, that Susan Patron had to show for the 10 years she spent writing "The Higher Power of Lucky," her funny, tender story of a little girl struggling to gain control over her life. One star, from "Kirkus Reviews," for the heart and soul Patron poured into her second novel. Positive notices had…

Bookbabies, an initiative from the Flemish Reading Association and the Flemish Centre for Public Libraries, is a pilot project organised in 10 Flemish cities where local public libraries worked together with 82 couples with young babies for two years to set up a programme called "having fun with books". The objectives of the research…

In a comprehensive study of two-hundred fifty homeschooling families in urban, rural and suburban areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the researcher examined all aspects of the instruction, materials and curricula employed by the families in a ten-year longitudinal study from 1998 through 2008. The researcher conducted interviews and…

Views and comments of three U.S. librarians who now hold important positions in Canadian libraries. (LS)

The purpose of this project is to bring into focus the disadvantaged area of Kalihi-Palama in the city of Honolulu, to describe its needs and characteristics, to discuss present programs designed to meet these needs and to make recommendations for a plan of action to serve the disadvantaged of this specific area. Since the disadvantaged tend to be…

Some 16 videotape programs produced by the San Francisco based California Video Resource Project (CVRP) in 1975-76 are cataloged. Listings, which include the length of the program, its purchase price, and a brief content description, are presented in three categories: entertainment, information, and public libraries. The first category subsumes…

Among the many colorful stories in American library history, the Calumet (Michigan) Library has its own special place. (Author)

The communication revolution and the impact it will have on the public library are discussed. (AP)

Describes library programs for children in West Sussex, England. (KP)

The reasons for the beginning and the rise of public library service here in the United States and abroad are discussed. (1 reference) (SJ)