[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15764-15765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6862]


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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (NCLIS)


Hearing on ``School Librarians: Knowledge Navigators Through 
Troubled Times'' and NCLIS Business Meetings

AGENCY: National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and NCLIS business meetings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information 
Science is holding a public hearing, ``School Librarians: Knowledge 
Navigators Through Troubled Times'' to examine school librarians as 
partners in education, and two business meetings.

DATES: NCLIS Business Meeting--April 25, 2001, 2 to 5 p.m. (closed), 
Cincinnati, Ohio.
    Public Hearing--April 26, 2001, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cincinnati, Ohio.
    NCLIS Business Meeting--April 27, 2001, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon, 
Cincinnati, Ohio.
    Submit request to participate on or before April 13, 2001, 
Washington, DC.
    Submit written comments on or before May 29, 2001, Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: Open hearing and meeting location--Cincinnati Public Library 
(Huenefeld Tower Room, South Building), 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, 
Ohio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalie Vlach, Director, Legislative 
and Public Affairs, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and 
Information Science, 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW., Suite 820, Washington, 
DC 20005, e-mail [email protected]; fax 202-606-9203; telephone 202-606-
9200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President Bush in presenting his plan 
Transforming the Federal Role In Education So That No Child is Left 
Behind said, ``The federal role in education is not to serve the 
system. It is to serve the children.'' The Commission recognizes the 
strong relationship between school library media programs and student 
achievement and the importance of information literacy to student 
empowerment, freedom of choice, quality of life, business and 
citizenship in a democracy. In carrying out its statutory mission to 
provide policy advice to the President and the Congress, the Commission 
will hold a hearing to examine school librarians as partners in 
education and invites school library media specialists, librarians, 
teachers, parents, students, citizens, legislators and expert 
representatives from educational associations, institutions and 
organizations to present testimony regarding current issues affecting 
school library media centers, including staffing, materials, equipment, 
services, and funding.
    The Commission will hear from witnesses on the following topics: 
Panel One: The Role of the School Librarian in Student Performance; 
Panel Two: The Role of the School Librarian in the Curriculum; Panel 
Three: The Role of the School Librarian in Promoting and Sustaining 
Literacy; Panel Four: The Role of the School Librarian in Promoting and 
Sustaining Information Literacy; Panel Five: The Role of the Federal 
Government in Supporting School Libraries. The public hearing will be 
conducted on the record, with a stenographer present.
    Members of the Commission will meet on April 25 to consider the 
National Award for Libraries. Because of the nature of this discussion, 
the meeting is closed.
    In the NCLIS Business Meeting on April 27, the Commission will 
discuss NCLIS matters, including the prior day's hearing on ``School 
Librarians: Knowledge Navigators Through Troubled Times,'' the 
Comprehensive Assessment of Public Information Dissemination, the 
Library Statistics Program, and Sister Libraries: A White House 
Millennium Council Project.
    Comments and requests to participate in the hearing should be 
directed to Rosalie Vlach, Director, Legislative and Public Affairs, 
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 1110 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Suite 820, Washington, DC 20005 e-mail 
[email protected], fax 202-606-9203 or telephone 202-606-9200. Each 
notification must include the name and organization affiliation, if 
any.
    The hearing and meeting are open to the public, subject to space 
availability. Written comments for the hearing will be accepted and 
must be received no later than close of business on Tuesday,

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May 29, 2001 to become part of the hearing record.
    To make special arrangements for persons with disabilities, contact 
Rosalie Vlach, Director, Legislative and Public Affairs, 1110 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Suite 820, Washington, DC 20005, e-mail [email protected], 
fax 202-606-9203 or telephone 202-606-9200.

    Dated: March 14, 2001.
Robert S. Willard,
NCLIS Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 01-6862 Filed 3-19-01; 8:45 am]
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