LIBRARIES

Articles and editorials

Poetry Drives Home Message at Zoo—50 Pieces Going Up To Get Patrons To Think About Nature, Their Role in It, S818 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act: adjust how surcharges are distributed (see H.R. 3512), H7927 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1328), S4394 [6JY]

Library of Congress: improve certain administrative operations (see H.R. 1934), H3342 [23MY]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 155), S2508 [14AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S5386 [7SE] (see H. Res. 385), H5885 [1AU]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine (see S. Res. 163), S2687 [4MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: allow Delegate to designate depository libraries (see H.R. 3304), H7207 [1NO]

Presidents of the U.S.: require any organization established to raise funds for a Presidential archival depository or related facilities to disclose sources and amounts of funds raised (see H.R. 775), H1177 (see H.R. 775), H1196 [17FE]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1060 [1MR] (see H. Res. 133), H1455 [1MR]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3345), H7330 [3NO]

Taxation: adjust capital gains treatment of art and collectibles and provide a deduction for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 930), S2839 [10MY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1190), H1984 [17MR]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 257), H135 [7JA]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 297), S614 [7FE]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see H.R. 1616), H2911 [15AP]

Lists

California project labor agreement activity from 1984 through March 2010, H4051-H4055 [13JN]

Remarks in House

Bedford, TX: tribute to opening of Bedford Public Library, E148 [8FE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of the Buffalo and Erie County Library System, E1100 [15JN]

California State Braille and Talking Book Library: tribute, E1882 [14OC]

Education: tribute to school libraries, E1982 [2NO]

———tribute to school libraries and teacher librarians, E1942 [26OC]

Flint, MI: tribute to Genesse District Library Black History Month brunch, E222 [14FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: funding to make an application for an order requiring access to library, bookseller, and other personal records, H1183, H1184 [17FE], E290 [18FE]

Fort Bragg, CA: anniversary of Fort Bragg Library, E62 [18JA]

GPO: tribute to Depository Library Council appointees, E450 [10MR]

Haddon, NJ: anniversary of William G. Rohrer Memorial Library, E1761 [4OC]

Henrico, VA: Henrico County Public Schools recipient of American Association of School Librarians National School Library Program of the Year award, E1807 [7OC]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, E299 [18FE]

Library of Congress: improve certain administrative operations (H.R. 1934), H4315 [16JN]

———Thirty-Year Mass Deacidification Program funding, H5365 [21JY]

Literacy Volunteers of America-Prince William, Inc.: anniversary, E2255 [14DE]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Montgomery County Library System, E949 [25MY]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: observance, H6081 [12SE]

National Library Service: anniversary, E1882 [14OC]

National Library Week: observance, E695 [12AP]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine, E1176 [23JN]

Steuben, ME: anniversary of Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library, E432 [8MR]

West Bloomfield, MI: West Bloomfield Township Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E289 [18FE]

Remarks in Senate

Brown University: anniversary of Brown University Library, S5065 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1328), S4395 [6JY]

GPO: tribute to Federal Depository Library Program, S5065 [29JY]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 155), S2555 [14AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S5393 [7SE]

National security: reform issuance of national security letters, S3292 [25MY]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine (S. Res. 163), S2692 [4MY]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 83), S1075 [1MR]

Steuben, ME: anniversary of Henry D. Moore Parish House and Library, S4958 [27JY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 297), S616 [7FE]

Reports filed

Library of Congress Certain Administrative Operations Improvements: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 112-105), H4185 [14JN]

Statements

Public Libraries—The Language of Conservation: Poets House (organization), S818 [17FE]

Texts of

H.R. 1934, improve certain Library of Congress administrative operations, H4315 [16JN]

S. 1328, Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act, S4395-S4397 [6JY]

S. Res. 83, Read Across America Day, S1068, S1075 [1MR]

S. Res. 155, National Adopt a Library Day, S2545, S2555 [14AP]

S. Res. 258, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5389, S5393 [7SE]

S. Rse. 163, National Library of Medicine anniversary, S2692 [4MY]