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Hughes CONTENTS Managing Editor March/April 2005 Vol. 44, No. 2 89 The Promise of the Great American Wealth Transfer for Public Libraries Susan E. Randolph 95 Virtually Seamless Exploring the World of Virtual Public Librarians Janet Clapp and Angela Pfeil 101 Ask a Librarian Gives Florida Something to Chat about Matthew Loving, Dana Mervar, Steve Kronen, and Joyce Ward 105 CIPA Decisions, Implementation, and Impacts Paul T. Jaeger, Charles R. McClure, John Carlo Bertot, and Lesley A. Langa IN EVERY ISSUE 62 Editor’s Note 82 Tech Talk Renée Vaillancourt McGrath A. Paula Wilson 63 From the President 84 Bringing in the Money Clara N. Bohrer John L. Pepper 67 Tales from the Front 110 News from PLA Jennifer T. Ries-Taggart Kathleen Hughes 69 Perspectives 111 On the Agenda Hampton (Skip) Auld 112 By the Book 77 Book Talk Jennifer Schatz Your Books Are Safe with Me: An 118 New Product News Interview with Anne Fadiman Vicki Nesting Brendan Dowling 80 Internet Spotlight Steven M. Cohen PLUS . 60 Readers Respond 86 InterViews 65 Verso Making the World Safe for Reaching Out to Middle and High Librarians: Why Librarians Are School Students Needed Now More Than Ever Paul van Linden Tol, Susan Laurie L. Putnam Westover, Candace Grace 120 Index to Advertisers Vazquez, Donna Longobardi, and Tambe-Tyshe John The Public Library Association is a division of the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; www.pla.org. Cover design by Jim Lange, Jim Lange Design, Chicago 444n2_2p.indd4n2_2p.indd 5599 33/2/2005/2/2005 44:11:58:11:58 PPMM EDITORIAL FEATURES EDITOR: Renée Vaillancourt McGrath MANAGING EDITOR: Kathleen M. 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POSTMASTER: send address changes to Public Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. David Sedaris to Keynote PLA President’s Program during ALA Annual Conference SUBSCRIPTIONS Nonmember subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should be sent to Public Libraries, Sub- David Sedaris, essayist and public radio contributor, will keynote the PLA scription Department, American Library Association, President’s Program (part of the ALA Auditorium Speaker Series) on Monday, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 800-545-2433, June 27, from 5–6:30 P.M., during the upcoming ALA Annual Conference. press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; e-mail: subscriptions@ Sedaris first came to national attention recounting the strange-but-true ala.org. experiences of his job as a Macy’s elf, reading his “SantaLand Diaries” on ADVERTISING National Public Radio’s (NPR) Morning Edition. A frequent and popular con- William N. 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For may be excerpted. Preference will be given to letters that address issues raised by the magazine. other reprinting, photocopying, or translating, address Acceptance is at the editor’s discretion. Send to Renée Vaillancourt McGrath, 39 Stevi Cutoff requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions, Rd. W., Ste. C, Stevensville, MT 59870; [email protected]. 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. 444n2_2p.indd4n2_2p.indd 6600 33/2/2005/2/2005 44:11:58:11:58 PPMM 444n2_2p.indd4n2_2p.indd 6611 33/2/2005/2/2005 44:12:10:12:10 PPMM EDITOR’S NOTE ave you seen What the pattern of behavior, but we have to struggle Bleep Do We Know!? If “What the Bleep against our own brain chemistry to create I’m hearing this question Do We Know!?” new neurological patterns.