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Reports that the Old Dominion University (ODU) Library's Special Collections are available to researchers. Types of resource materials available from the library; Components of the manuscript collections; Background information on the library.

Reports on an increase in the Virginia Libraries state aid in two legislative sessions through the Virginia Library Association's lobbying campaigns. Percentage increase of the funding formula; Creation of a Joint Subcommittee on the Funding of Libraries through the lobbying campaigns; Introduction of a legislation by the four most influential members of the House of Delegates and Senate.

Reports that the papers of Adele Goodman Clark, a prominent figure in the Richmond and Virginia political and arts communities, have been made available for research by the Cabell Library's Special Collections and Archives at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries. Includes Clark's personal papers, as well as records of organizations with which Clark was actively associated during her lifetime.

Reports that state budget cuts in Virginia will cut into the budgets of the Library of Virginia (LOVa) and public libraries in the state. Number of agencies outside higher education that received budget cuts; Amount of the permanent reduction in the library's overall general fund appropriation due to budget cuts during the previous two years; Remarks from the LOVa; Description of how the LOVa plans to handle the reductions, including a loss of 59 positions, a cut in the materials budget, closure of reading rooms one day a week, the elimination of the Digital Library Program, and cut of the Building and Construction Grants program; State funding for local libraries.

Reports on donations, gifts, and bequests given to libraries around the United States in early 1999. How Irwin Uran, a reclusive philanthorpist, donated $1 million to establish a Judaic Studies collection at the Loudoun County Library in Leesburg, Virginia; How a donation to the Tulsa City-County Library will lead to the opening of a Hispanic Resource Center; Amount of money the Harvard University Library received from the United States National Endowments for the Humanities.

Reports on the impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States in the Washington, D.C. area. Experience of Kathy Earnest, director of the Pentagon Library; Specialized services that were offered by the Arlington County Public Library in Virginia, the Montgomery County Public Library in Maryland, and Prince George's County Memorial Library System in Maryland; Expectation that terrorism will be a continuing concern; Projects of the Library of Congress.