LISNews: Librarian News

Mitch Freedman Passed along this open letter:
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Dear Mr. Batambuze,

On behalf of the American Library Association and its 66,000 members from 100 nations, I extend
to you, to all of your colleagues, and to your fellow citizens, all of whom worked to make this day
possible, the newly born National Library of Uganda (NLU), ALA\'s heartiest and most sincere
congratulations and best wishes. -- Read More

Steve Fesenmaier writes \"
Sponsored by the Black Caucus of NCTE and by NCTE

Join over a million readers
in the Fourteenth National African American Read-In

Sunday, February 2, 2003, 4:00 p.m. EST
Monday, February 3, 2003, for Schools

Schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations,
and interested citizens are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month
by hosting and coordinating Read-Ins in their communities. Hosting a Read-In can be as
simple as bringing together family and friends to share a book, or as elaborate as
arranging public readings and media presentations that feature professional African
American Writers.

Here\'s The Web Site \"

Library Journal is seeking nominees for its paraprofessional of the year award:

Library Journal will honor one support staffer with its fourth annual Paraprofessional of the Year award in its March 1 issue. The award recognizes the essential role of paraprofessionals, now the largest constituency of library workers, in providing excellent library service and places special emphasis on the efforts of the winner to further the role of paraprofessionals in the library profession. The editors see this award as equal in importance to LJ\'s annual Librarian of the Year Award, which debuted in 1989 and recognizes those who hold the MLS.

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David Goldman writes \"kfsource.com, edited by Boston law firm librarian David Goldman, is a weblog for law librarians, legal researchers and other information professionals. While kfsource.com focuses primarily on law, research and technology, we also report on search engine news, online free speech issues, decisions of note, as well as conducting interviews with notable personalities.For more information please see http://kfsource.com
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