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Highlights American Library Association's 1982 Midwinter meeting at Denver, Colorado from January 23 through January 28. Total registration; President Elizabeth Stone's progress report to the Council; Fund-raising activity for renovation of association's old headquarters space; Meeting of the Executive Board. INSET: Presidential Candidates Forum..

Highlights the American Library Association's (ALA) 99th Annual Conference, held in New York City, on June 28 to July 4, 1980. Events during the meting; Presentations made; Speakers.

Lists best children's books for 1979. 'Rags: Making a Little Something Out of Almost Nothing,' by Linda and Stella Allison; 'Sand Cake,' by Frank Asch; 'Night Journeys,' by Avi; 'The Robbers,' by Nina Bawden.

Recommends the best books for spring 1979 in the United States. 'Breaktime,' by Aidan Chmabers; 'After the first Death,' by Robert Cormier; 'The Road From Home: The Story of an Armenian Childhood,' by David Kherdian; 'A Shining Season,' by William Buchanan; 'Ladygrove,' by John Burke; 'The Glass Flame,' by Phyllis A. Whitney; 'You Must Be Sisters,' by Deborah Moggach; 'The Road to the Stars,' by Iain Nicolson.

Reports on key developments during the American Library Association's annual midwinter meeting in 1978. Issues relevant to libraries in the United States that were discussed during the meeting; Representatives from the library sector who took part in the event; Key resolutions made during the meeting.

Presents children's books selected by the 'School Library Journal' from those submitted for review during 1977. Inclusion of 'Who's in Rabbit's House? A Masai Tale,' retold by Verna Aardema; 'Ramona and Her Father,' by Beverly Cleary; 'Good-Bye, Funny Dumpy-Lumpy,' by Bernard Waber.

Highlights the annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) in Detroit on June 17-23, 1977. Debates on the program previewed during the first membership meeting; Removal of the ALA imprints from the film; Affirmation of ALA belief in free access to information without charge to minority individuals; Preparation of a policy statement on child pornography and sexual exploitation of minors in books.

Presents highlights of the American Library Association's Midwinter conference in 1977. Council meetings; Focus on intellectual freedom by the Children's Service Division (CSD); Combined meetings of the CSD and the Young Adults Services Division; Support for the Reading Is Fundamental program by CSD directors; American Association of School Librarians' meeting.

Lists the best children's books in the United States in 1976. 'Find Debbie!: A Novel of Suspense,' by Roy Brown; 'What About VD?,' by Phyllis Busch; 'Early Rising,' by Joan Clarke.

Reports on the celebration of the 100th year of the founding history of the American Library Association on October 6, 1976. Achievements of the various member organizations; Division membership issues; Intellectual Freedom Committee; Freedom to Read Foundation; Silver anniversary of the American Association of School Librarians.

Presents a list of the best books of 1975 compiled by the book review editors of the 'School Library Journal.' 'Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears,' retold by Verna Aardema; 'The Story of Christmas,' retold by Felix Hoffmann; 'Pyramid,' by David Macaulay; 'The Zen of Running,' by Fred Rhoe; 'Feral,' by Berton Roueche.

Features several Christmas books, compiled as of October 1975. 'The Story of Christmas,' by Felix Hoffman; 'The Dove and the Messiah,' retold by Dorothy Van Woerkom; 'Din Dan Don It's Christmas,' by Janina Domanska.

Highlights the 94th Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA) held in San Francisco, California. Theme of the lectures during the conference; Resolutions passed by ALA members; Social and library science issues addressed during the conference.

Lists best books in the United States as of 1974. 'The Devil's Storybook,' Natalie Babbitt; 'Jack-o'-Lantern,' by Edna Barth; 'Let's Marry Said the Cherry and Other Nonsense,' by N.M. Bodecker; 'After the Goat Man,' by Betsy Byars; 'Handtalk: an ABC of Finger Spelling & Sign Language,' by Remy Charlip and Mary Beth Miller.

Presents Christmas books for children. 'Journeys to Bethlehem: the Story of the First Christmas,' by Dorothy Van Woerkom; 'The Story of Christmas for Children,' by Catharine Brandt; 'Aaron's Christmas Donkey,' by Lois Wafrid Johnson.

Lists notable children's books for spring 1982. 'The Kestrel,' by Alexander Lloyd; 'Airport,' by Byron Barton; 'Kept in the Dark,' by Nina Bawden.

Provides annotated list of children's book and adult books. 'Anno's Counting Book,' by Mitsumasa Anno; 'On the Frontier With Mr. Audubon,' by Barbara Brenner; 'The Pinballs,' by Betsy Byars.