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Recounts the 1994 ALA Mid-winter Meeting in Los Angeles where President Hardy Franklin urged members to attend an open hearing on the Perlov Report. Contention that less than 100 people are in the decision-making loop of ALA; Limiting successive terms on the Council; Other recommendations; Possible ALA conference sites; Dues; Other business. INSETS: ALA president's program: Black history, white history, and the...;SLJ kicks off 40th anniversary year..

Offers a report on the American Library Association Annual Conference of 1993 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Keynote speaker former President Jimmy Carter; Membership; Council highlights; Preconferences and programs; More. INSETS: Carter headlines opening general session.;American Association of School Librarians (AASL).;Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).;Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Presents an interview with former President Jimmy Carter, who was the keynote speaker at the 1993 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans. He talks about his new book `Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation,' his other writings and his work with young people through the Carter Center and its projects.

Presents highlights of the American Library Association's (ALA) 1993 Midwinter Meeting. Turbulence among ALA's 57,000 members; Removal of Denver from the ALA's list of future meeting places; Operation of American Libraries magazine owned by ALA; Simple passage of a lengthy list of ALA's federal lobbying programs; ALA projects; Details. INSETS: President's program (ALA President Marilyn L. Miller).;Candidate's forum (ALA's 1993 election)..

Follows up on some of the 1991 library news stories that will probably continue to make news in the year ahead. The White House Conference on Library and Information Services in Washington, D.C.; Librarians in Russia; Business in education in Miami, Florida and Chelsea, Massachusetts; Budgets; The DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Connecting Libraries and Schools Project (CLASP) grant in New York City. INSETS: Endangered Library Schools;New Lines and Imprints in Children's Publishing.

Lists 54 young adult books chosen by SLJ's Book Review editors for 1991. They were chosen as best of the year in terms of originality, literary and artistic merit, clarity, and potential appeal to young readers. Central to the plots of many of 1991's novels are children abandoned by their adult caregivers and youngsters forced to take on adult responsibilities. Authors including Lloyd Alexander, Betsy Byars, Russell Freedman, Bill Martin, Mary Pope Osborne, and Laura Rankin.

Presents a nonfiction forecast feature list to help librarians plan their selection time and their ordering priorities. Lists books under publisher names. Books by Harry N. Abrams, Addison-Wesley, Candlewick Press, Disney Press, Dial Books, Greenwillow Books, and other publishers; Authors including Martha Gorman, Pete Renstrom, Lawrence Ziring, Amy Watson, Joan Heilman and Camilla Jessel.

Presents a list of the top three nonfiction books from publishers which they plan to publish in the Fall of 1991. "Abortion: A Reference Handbook" by Marie Costa, published by ABC-CLIO; "Hands On, Thumbs Up: Secret Handshakes, Fingerprints, Sign Languages, and More Handy Ways to Have Fun with Hands," by Camilla Gryski, published by Addison-Wesley; "Harry at the Airport," by Derek Radford, published by Aladdin Books; Others.

Reports on the proceedings of the 109th Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA), its largest conference ever held. Theme of the convention, which was `Information Access: Back to the Basics'; Membership resolutions; Council deliberations; Description of the inaugural banquet; Youth divisions concerns; Sessions of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the Young Adult Services Division (YASD) and others. INSETS: ALA election results;ALA Awards.

Presents an overview of the American Library Association (ALA) conference held in Dallas, Texas in 1989. Membership; Issues discussed including disemination of federal information; News from the Intellectual Freedom Committee.

Offers the selections of publishers of children's books for fall 1989 nonfiction books. Publishers including Atheneum, Barron's Educational Series, Four Winds Press, Harbinger House, and Philomel Books; Recommended grade level.

Reports on the recent midwinter meeting of the American Library Association in Washington, D.C., where there were 5,091 registrants and 2,702 exhibitors. Changes on the executive board; Resignation of Executive Director Thomas Galvin; Criticism of Council reports which lack executive summaries; Action taken by the Council, including the ALA opposition to mandatory screening of library employees for AIDS; Topics discussed in the joint session of three youth services divisions;Areas of special interest to youth topics. INSETS: If elected, I will…: ALA Candidates Speak;President's Program.

Focuses on the proceedings of the American Library Association's midwinter meeting on January 9-14, 1988 in San Antonio, Texas. Budget and planning; Highlights of the meeting; Meeting agenda. INSETS: Presidential Candidates Forum.;President's Program..

Highlights the American Library Association's (ALA) 106th Annual Conference held on June 27-July 2, 1987, at San Francisco, California. Theme of the conference; Discussion of issue on educational preparation of school librarians; Lack of voice of ALA's American Association of School Librarians in formulating the curriculum of library education at schools of education. INSET: Background on NCATE..

Reports on the success of the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting held on January 17-22, 1987 at the Hilton Hotel and Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois.

Highlights the American Library Association's 1986 conference week in New York, New York. Membership and Council meetings held; Program of events; Topics and issues discussed. INSET: Pay Equity Preconference..

Reports on key developments during the midwinter meeting of the American Library Association in the United States in 1986. Key issues relevant to libraries that were discussed during the meeting; Representatives from the library sector who took part in the meeting; Key events held during the meeting.

Focuses on the 104th Annual Conference of the American Library Association from July 6 to 11, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Membership meeting; Summary of revenue and expense from 1974 to 1984; Results of 1985 elections.

Highlights midwinter meeting of the American Library Association in Washington, D.C. Attendance record; President's Program of E.J. Josey; Lineup of speakers; Reports on major concerns; Business sessions; Board actions. INSET: Freedom to Read Foundation..

Recounts the experience working for the "School Library Journal" during its formative years. Comparison between the first issue's book review section and the one in the 50th anniversary issue; Criticism on the book review selection tools in 1954; Growth of the book review collections of the periodical.

Reports on the American Library Association (ALA) 1995 midwinter meeting. Its move to mold its future via a business action plan designed to achieve the organization's highest priorities of ALA Goal 2000; Presentation of plan by Elizabeth Martinez, ALA's Executive Director; Various issues addressed at the meeting.

Focuses on the outcome of the American Library Association (ALA) 2002 midwinter meeting. Issues which were addressed, including salaries and privacy; Way that the United States Patriot Act gives the government access to the business records of a library, including the electronic mail messages of patrons and other electronic communications; Awards which were given in children's literature to Linda Sue Park and David Wiesner.

Focuses on the challenge of the American Library Association to the Children's Internet Protection Act signed by former United States President Bill Clinton on December 21, 2000. Objective of the law; Appeal of the library association on all school libraries; Actions undertaken by the association that have benefits to youth services librarians.

Details the selection of children's literature for library collections. Contributors to children's literature; Organizations involved; Professionals which will evaluate book selection.

Reports that the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has a new logo intended to project the image of an improved association. President Betty O'Donnell; Completion of the revision of `Directions for Library Service to Young Adults'; `Bare Bones: Young Adult Services Tips for Public Library Generalists'; Support of the Youth Services Omnibus bill; Endorse ALSC's resolution of thanks to McDonalds; Reject amending the Library Bill of Rights.

Reports that although ALA's Graphics unit has found the selection, reading promotion, and awards programs of the Association for library service to children (ALSC) highly saleable, ALSC president Kathy East and the association's directors report rising discomfort of many members about the division's involvement. Recent tie-ins with `Sports Illustrated for Kids' magazine; Library card promotion; McDonalds program; Details; More.

Reports that Ruth Toor, president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), identified AASL's 1993 priorities at the youth services divisions' joint executive committees meeting. Omnibus Children's and Youth Literacy Initiative; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Promotion of better statistical data; `Billion Books' initiative; Public school reform; Emphasis of director's board sessions; Details.

Features the preconference activities of different affiliates of the American Library Association in 1988. Panel discussion on information power; Convention of international publishers, authors, editors and illustrators; Revision of the lists of best books for young adults.

Editorial. Comments on the less allocation of books in schools in the United States. Creation of non-profit organization to purchase books for school libraries; Ideas of First Lady Laura Bush; Name of the project.

Defines malarkey, a derisory term used by presidential candidates in the United States during their debate in 2000. Misuse of the word, culture; Definition of maturity.

Focuses on the positive sales performance of the Harry Potter book series and the launching of another title in The Wonderful World of Oz book series. Historical background on the Oz series; Impact of a controversy surrounding the Oz series on library practices; Issues that arose from the sales campaign for Harry Potter books.

Discusses the difficulty of the American Library Association (ALA) in articulating its core values. Principles held in common by librarians and information specialists; Criticism on the core values of the association; Opposition of the Intellectual Freedom Committee of ALA on the core-values statement.

Reports on the retirement of Ruth M. Hadlow, head of the children's literature department at the Cleveland Public Library, on January 15, 1999. Career background of Hadlow; Other organizations of Hadlow; Comments from Hadlow.

Editorial. Presents information on books in the United States. Details on book trends; Predictions of forecasters regarding books; Predictions on the paperless society; Other forecasts on books.

Editorial. Focuses on the 1998 Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA). Initiative to advance the association's efforts in continuing education for library service; Divisions of the association; Details on the plan of the association.

Editorial. Discusses the continued popularity of Louis May Alcott's novel, `Little Women.' Paperback version which hit the bestseller lists in January 1995; Film versions; How the strength of the March girls' appeal survives and sends readers back to the Alcott books; Liberties that Hollywood and hacks have taken with the classic.

Editorial. Reports that the reason the average price of new children's books or young adult books has increased traces to the rising cost of paper. How the cost of paper has increased; Printing costs; What low inventory strategy does.

States that no matter how Hollywood mistreats the book `Little Women,' the movies renew a library circulation of Alcott's books. When a paperback version of `Little Women' hit the bestseller lists; How the motion picture strays from the book.

Editorial. Announces that according to a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics, `School Library Media Centers in the United States: 1990-1991, there are 13,700 public schools out of 79,885 in the United States without school librarians. How many private schools are without librarians; How the ghost of Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich Potempkin is laughing; Who he is.

Editorial. Comments on the new Intellectual Freedom Action Network introduced by the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and explains what its members will be expected to do. Criticizes the tactics to be employed as being appallingly like those of the McCarthy era.

Comments on the report released by the Education Department (ED), `National Assessment of Educational Progress' (NAEP) on the findings on scores for reading comprehension and writing skills. Reports by `School Library Journal' on funds allocated to school library media centers; The steep cuts in school library funding; Importance of well-stocked libraries.

Editorial. Presents a letter from the director of youth services and family literacy at the St. Louis Public Library defending the library's policy of allowing parents to choose unrestricted use of the library for their child. The response to the letter; Why the author sees the new policy as being based on a bad, old premise.

Editorial. Comments on the controversy within the American Library Association (ALA) over the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) decision to continue providing book lists to the Boy Scouts of America, despite the fact that the Boy Scouts won't hire homosexual scoutmasters, admit gay youths or atheists.

Editorial. Marks the 40th anniversary of `School Library Journal' magazine. How the magazine was founded; Issues it addressed early on in its history; How various folks working in library service has viewed the last 40 years.

Editorial. Argues that in choosing `Customer Service' as his theme for the year, American Library Association President Hardy Franklin has hit on exactly the right change in language to fit children, young adults and everyone else who uses library services. Pockets of resistance to the word customer; Use of clientele and user; Franklin's argument.

Editorial. Questions library cards that give the holder restricted access to the full range of the library collection. Actions of the St. Louis Public Library; Why it is unreasonable to direct a 17-year-old to the children's collection; Why it is safe to conclude that library policy decisions concerning teenagers' use of a collection are taken in isolation from other community policies and practices.