News Notes.

This article briefly reports several news items from the field of literature publishing and research. It reports that the American Library Association (ALA) announces the publication in Spanish of its popular wallet-sized "Quotable Facts About America's Libraries." Available from the ALA Public Information Office, the piece was compiled with assistance from the ALA Office for Research & Statistics, the ALA Washington Office, and the Library Research Service at Colorado State Library. The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs announced the winners of the 2004 Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. The award is given annually in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or nonfiction published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos. It is further reported that the Copper Canyon Press recently announced the launch of "Poems Aloud," an international program designed for readers to read and listen to poems in personal settings with family and friends. SAGE Publications Inc. announces that its reference encyclopedias will now be electronically published by the Gale Virtual Reference Library.