LIBRARIES

Articles and editorials

Laurel Library Director Dies Monday, S999 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1127), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 2515), H4078 [26JN]

Fundraising: require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 1133), H1395 [13MR]

GAO: report to Congress on the effectiveness of FCC universal service reforms (see S. 774), S2844 [22AP]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S2961 [24AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S6886 [24SE] (see H. Res. 358), H5833 [25SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: allow Delegate to designate depository libraries (see H.R. 429), H293 [25JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 61), S944 [27FE] (see H. Res. 92), H816 [28FE]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H4037 [25JN]

——— allow taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments as contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 216), H52 [4JA]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (see S. 882), S3159 [7MY] (see H.R. 113), H31 [3JA]

Lists

Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project supporters, S2659 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Case Western Reserve University: anniversary of Federal Depository Library, E1613 [30OC]

Colleyville, TX: anniversary of Colleyville Public Library, E1631 [12NO]

Columbia, MD: Howard County Library System recipient of Gale (company) and Library Journal Library of the Year award, E894 [17JN]

Congressional Research Service: anniversary, H2106 [17AP]

Deerfield, IL: reopening of Deerfield Public Library, E925 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, H1439 [15MR]

Kingston, PA: anniversary of Hoyt Library, E1645 [13NO]

Marshalltown, IA: Marshalltown Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E650 [14MY]

McMinnville, TN: anniversary of Magness Library, H7699 [12DE]

Nutley, NJ: anniversary of Nutley Public Library, E1736 [21NO]

Oradell, NJ: anniversary of Oradell Public Library, E562 [26AP]

Pierce County, WA: Pierce County Library System recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E638 [9MY]

Santa Ana, CA: Discovery Science Center recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E618 [8MY]

Sewaren, NJ: anniversary of Sewaren Free Public Library, E1869 [12DE]

Waukegan, IL: Waukegan Public Library recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, E654 [14MY]

Wayne, NJ: anniversary of Wayne Public Library, E499 [18AP]

West Bloomfield Township, MI: anniversary of West Bloomfield Township Public Library, E1483 [10OC]

Winchester, VA: anniversary of Handley Regional Library, E1161 [30JY]

Winner, Matthew: Presidential Champion of Change award recipient, E894 [17JN]

Remarks in Senate

Auburn University: tribute to Ralph Brown Draughon Library John and Faye Vick Collection of Alabama and Civil War Postal History exhibit, S5565 [9JY]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project, S2658 [16AP]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1127), S4060 [10JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: include in the Task Force on New Americans to direct integration policy and clarify role libraries play in facilitating immigrant services, S4552 [18JN]

Mount Vernon, OH: tribute to Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, S1589 [11MR]

National Adopt a Library Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S2979 [24AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S6901 [24SE]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information, S7571 [28OC]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 61), S957 [27FE]

Workforce Investment Act: integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards (S. 882), S3165 [7MY]

Reports filed

Presidential Library Donation Reform Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1133) (H. Rept. 113–118), H3987 [20JN]

Texts of

S. Res. 61, Read Across America Day, S947 [27FE]

S. Res. 113, National Adopt a Library Day, S2966 [24AP]

S. Res. 256, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S6893 [24SE]