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Presents highlights from the Paper Mania symposium in Emoryville, California sponsored by the periodical 'School Library Journal,' to promote paperback books in libraries. Details of the sessions at the symposium; Description of the methods of selecting and buying the rights to reprint hardcover juvenile titles for library use.

Focuses on the help provided by people on the request of Bob Fishman, principal of Los Angeles Lorne Street Elementary School for donations for the school's library. Financial support asked by Fishman for the renovation of the school library's shelves; Action taken by Thomas Curven, `Book Review' deputy director to help Fishman.

Reports that the L.A. Times has been helping libraries obtain needed publications. Literacy which is a problem in Los Angeles, California; Lorne Street School which received donations.

Features the Nueva School Library Home Page, managed by School Librarian Debbie Abilock in Hillsborough, California. Overview on the research and search engine pages of the site.

Reports on the cooperative program of the San Bernardino Public Library with an Air Force Base, a school district and a local Burger King in San Bernardino, California. Promotion of reading for children; Staff exchanges; Use of the library's microcomputers for the San Bernardino Unified School District's proficiency testing program.

Highlights the significance of periodicals to the Los Angeles Public Library in California. Physical condition of the library's periodical collection; Types of magazines that must be included in every libraries; Implications of having a broad magazine collection; Reviews of several periodicals.

Reports that the Women's History Library's collections in California are in the process of being dispersed to universities due to lack of funds. History of the library; Materials moved to new locations.

Discusses the Multicultural Resources, a collection of materials about Black, Spanish-speaking, Asian American and Native American cultures in San Francisco, California. Profile on the center's founder Margaret Nichols; Background on the center's collection.

Discusses the outcome of the 1983 Brown Bag Book Exchange recycling program of the Harbor Day School in Corona del Mar, California. Volume of books exchanged; Number of student participants; Author's role in organizing and implementing the event.

Editorial. Highlights the American Library Association's (ALA) 1983 annual conference held in Los Angeles, California. Future plans of ALA aimed at promoting growth in local libraries nationwide; Comments from ALA officials regarding the current state of local libraries; Factors that are affecting library science in the country in the present.

Focuses on the success of the overnight party for students who successfully participated in the Sacramento-based California Middle School's readathon organized by the school's librarians, held on November 18, 1977. Theme of the party; Highlights of the party.

Focuses on the 100th annual conference of the American Library Association in San Francisco, California from June 26 to July 2 1981. Number of registrants; Theme of the conference; Updates on membership and Council sessions; Keynote speech by college professor Gaines Post Jr.; Novelist Stephen King's speech at the Young Adult Services Division luncheon; Other highlights of the conference.

Reports on the success of ComputerTown, USA! (CTUSA!), a computer literacy project funded by the United States National Science Foundation. Holding of computer-related activities at the Menlo Park Public Library in California; History; Goals of the project. INSET: World of Personal Computers..

The author reports on a teacher who uses hip-hop in the classroom to teach English literature to at-risk students in East Los Angeles, California. The teacher, Alan Sitomer, was honored at the White House in Washington, D.C. as one of the State Teachers of the Year. Sitomer wanted to find a way to engage students and validate their interests. The themes in literature are often similar to themes in hip-hop music to which the students can relate.

Presents news items concerning school libraries in the United States, as of February 1982. Los Angeles County Public Library's initiation of a study on a reading motivation program; Search conducted by the Association for Library Service to Children and the Young Adult Services Division of the American Library Association for an editor for 'Top of the News.'

The article reports on the Holi event and Festival of Colors celebrating the Hindu festival organized by the Teen Library Advisory Board (TLAB) of the Mitchell Park Library in Palo Alto, California. Topics covered include background of the festival, impact of having teenagers as the lead of the event, and activities at the Holi event and the Festival of Colors which helped created a sense of community involvement.

Compares Cleveland Humanities High School, Reseda, Calif., where students are sent to a nearby university library for course materials, and Valhalla High School, El Cajon, Calif., where independent research in the school library is an integral part of every unit studied. How the school library media specialist can be left out of the loop entirely; Recommendations of the first national conference of the Alliance for Curriculum Reform.

Reports on the recovery of libraries in California from an earthquake in San Francisco on October 17, 1989. Plans for repairs; Update on re-openings; Comments about the evacuation during the earthquake; Details of the structural damages to the library buildings. INSET: Disaster Relief Fund.

Presents news items concerning libraries in the United States as of October 1, 1982. Renaming of the Long Island University's Palmer Graduate Library School as Palmer School of Library and Information Science; Discovery of 5600 library books in the home of Glenn Swartz, a clerical assistant in the Central Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library.

Reports on the program organized by the San Bernardino Unified School District and the San Bernardino Public Library in California, which aims to provide computer assisted instruction for students who must undergo proficiency tests in language skills and mathematics. Amount of grant provided by the California State Library in support of the program.

Presents news briefs related to library science in the United States, compiled as of April 1976. Formation of Concerned Librarians Opposed to Unprofessional Trends in Orange County, California; Deadline of Library Public Relations Contest; Policy on sexist language in National Council of Teachers of English publications and periodicals.

Reports on the efforts of Berkeley, California-based Women's History Research Center in looking for libraries or nonprofit institutions that will house or purchase the existing collections of the center in the United States. Alternative solution of the center; Materials included in the collections.

Informs on the holding of a Library Planning Institute, sponsored by the California State Library, schedule for June 1975. Long-range planning for library service in the state.

Highlights the April 1974 Missioncott-Viejoberry Awards contest of the Mission Viejo branch of the Orange County (California) Public Library. Participating elementary school children's composition, design, illustration and binding of their own books; Local businesses' contribution of gift certificates and other prizes to the winners.

Reports on the vandalism of the Oakdale Union High School library in California in July 1974. Breaking of windows and glass doors; Liquid detergent poured on the floor; Estimated cost of damage done to the library.

Announces the availability of a cookbook from the Friends of the San Pedro Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library in California. Contact information.

Announces the opening of the child sexual abuse resource collection at the Oakland, California branch of the Pennsylvania-based Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Increase in community responsiveness to problem of child sexual abuse; Evaluation of materials by professionals prior to incorporation into collection; Types of materials in collection.