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November 1999

750 Libraries Celebrate Teen Read Week
Posted November 1, 1999.
ALA Gets $3-Million Windfall from Building Refinancing
Posted November 8, 1999.
ALA Management Dissolves Fund for America’s Libraries
Posted November 15, 1999.
All Year-Two Applicants to Receive E-Rate Discounts
Posted November 8, 1999.
American Family Association Chapters Petition for Filters in Michigan
Posted November 29, 1999.
Ameritech Library Services Sold to Investment Group
Posted November 8, 1999.
Ann Symons to Receive Downs Intellectual Freedom Award
Posted November 22, 1999.
Appeals Court Questions Constitutionality of Child Online Protection Act
Posted November 8, 1999.
Britannica’s Online Venture Drowns in Demand
Posted November 1, 1999.
Captain Underpants Stays Up on Orfordville School Library Shelves
Posted November 22, 1999.
Chimney Collapses on Workers Remodeling Provo Library Building
Posted November 22, 1999.
Commission to Determine if LC Holds Nazi-looted Books
Posted November 22, 1999.
Congress Negotiates to Acquire King Papers for Library of Congress
Posted November 1, 1999.
Congress Rethinks Naming National Library of Medicine after Sen. Specter
Posted November 1, 1999.
Daddy’s Roommate Retained at Idaho Library
Posted November 29, 1999.
David Burt Closes Down Filtering Facts
Posted November 15, 1999.
Evanston Library Painting Sells for $900,000 at Auction
Posted November 8, 1999.
Financial Bailout Hatched for Flint Public Library
Posted November 15, 1999.
Former University of Washington GSLIS Director Margaret Chisholm Dies at 78
Posted November 29, 1999.
Girl Raped in Muskegon Library
Posted November 8, 1999.
GTE Boosts Literacy with Fundraising Check-Off Box on Monthly Bills
Posted November 1, 1999.
Hawaii Library System Escapes with Low-Range Cuts
Posted November 29, 1999.
House Passes $385-Billion Budget Package with Nonspecified Cuts
Posted November 22, 1999.
Illinois Unveils Plans for Lincoln Presidential Library
Posted November 22, 1999.
Injunction Against New Mexico Cybersmut Ban Upheld
Posted November 8, 1999.
LC Purchase of King Papers Stalled by Congress
Posted November 15, 1999.
Librarian James Schmidt Named to Commission on Online Child Protection
Posted November 8, 1999.
Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry
Posted November 22, 1999.
Library Referenda Meet with Mixed Results
Posted November 8, 1999.
Long-delayed Savannah Library Reopens with Limited Hours
Posted November 29, 1999.
Mainstream Loudoun Founders Get Hefner Awards
Posted November 22, 1999.
Major Hemingway Collection Donated to LC
Posted November 1, 1999.
Man Arrested at Tampa Library for Online Sexual Extortion
Posted November 15, 1999.
McGill Study Finds Flaws with Internet Use by Elementary Students
Posted November 1, 1999.
National Research Council Calls for National Digital Archive
Posted November 8, 1999.
New Jersey Library Association Begins Testing Filtering Software
Posted November 8, 1999.
New York Education Officials Seek $12 Million for Virtual Library
Posted November 8, 1999.
Filtering Amendment Deleted from Appropriations Bill
Posted November 1, 1999.
NYPL Gets Nureyev Film Collection
Posted November 1, 1999.
Officials Demand Full-Time Filters for Yakima Libraries
Posted November 8, 1999.
Philadelphia Officials Form Committee in Response to School-Library Crisis
Posted November 15, 1999.
Playboy Stays Under Wraps at Greensboro Public Library
Posted November 29, 1999.
President Renominates Two NCLIS Commissioners; 47 Sister Libraries Named
Posted November 29, 1999.
Rockets Fired at American Center in Pakistan
Posted November 22, 1999.
San Antonio Will Pull the Plug on Smut Surfers
Posted November 8, 1999.
School Librarian Blamed for Illegally Hiring Student
Posted November 8, 1999.
School Librarians Unleash Their Power at National Conference in Alabama
Posted November 22, 1999.
Science Publishers to Collaborate on Digital Citation Network
Posted November 22, 1999.
Seattle Pols Propose Replacing $15 Million of Branch Bond with Gates Donation
Posted November 15, 1999.
Southern Connecticut State University Offers Online MLS
Posted November 29, 1999.
Sumler, Berry Seek ALA Presidency; Young, Bishoff Are Treasurer Candidates
Posted November 15, 1999.
Surreptitious Blocking on New York City School Computers Prompts Outrage
Posted November 15, 1999.
Suspect Held in Cincinnati PL Rape Attempts
Posted November 29, 1999.
Valdosta State University Launches MLIS Program
Posted November 1, 1999.
Washington State Libraries Await Impact from Sweeping Tax-Reform Measure
Posted November 15, 1999.
Wife of Librarian Freed, Husband Still Detained in China
Posted November 29, 1999.
Yakima Officials Click on Internet Compromise
Posted November 15, 1999.