Every librarian wants to go to the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in Washington, DC, June 24-29. Despite that, more than half of those asked informally said they can't afford it. The good news is a cornucopia of programs aimed at nearly every need of librarians of all types and including every best practice in libraries. Many…

Public library service is a critical service that must be preserved. Despite a current (FY08) budget cut of $5 million and the threat of reductions of nearly $20 million more in the next budget, the Queens Library has maintained massive and excellent programs of service and incredibly high levels of use by a public that lines up at every one of…

Describes several library programs funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and encourages librarians to apply for the grants in the future as the number, quality, and variety of applications is not what was expected. (JVP)

The public library of the British Virgin Islands and its branches are described in terms of services, programs, administration, and staff. (KP)

Library Journal" takes a long hard look at the American Library Association's Conference Program for Dallas, and presents a tentative guide for the Conference-goer. (Author)

The American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table Task Force on Our Affair in Dallas presents a program to help interested librarians get together. (MF)

An M.A. in divinity is an uncommon qualification in librarianship, and so is experience in leaching job skills to homeless women. But Cynthia Chadwick, the Arapahoe Library District's manager of outreach services, thinks her background is a good match for library work. Libraries not only "have a duty to serve the marginalized of our society," she…

Proposes a method of building local library support through the addition of genealogy and local history collections. Suggestions concerning types of information, media, collection development, and implementation are included. (JVP)

Describes the method and circumstances which allow for free online searches at the California State College-Stanislaus Library. Discussion includes reviewing search requests, feeless flexibility, and cost effectiveness. (JVP)