Volume 18, Number 2

Building Bridges (2002 Conference Issue)

The head of reference in a research library. A youth services librarian in a suburban library district, another at an urban library serving the homeless. A Friend of a public library with a multilingual clientele. A state library commissioner. An interlibrary loan supervisor at an academic institution. A trustee of a rural library district. An information school student. An elementary school media specialist.

What do these members of the Washington Library Association have in common?

Members of the library community around the state share a commitment to providing access to books and information, dedication to the idea of intellectual freedom, and a service orientation. Though our libraries and our roles in them vary greatly, we have values in common.

Alki Editor: Carolynne Myall

Alki Editorial Committee: Sue Anderson; Kathleen Ardrey, chair; Tami Echavarria; Cheryl Farabee; Nancy Huling; Eva-Maria Lusk; Carla McLean; David Hurley, intern; Carolynne Myall, editor; Cameron Johnson, asst. editor; Cathy Brownell, Link editor

Cover by Dawn Holladay.

Photos by Ed Vidinghoff.

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Table of Contents

Published July 2002

Features

The Saga of HB 2926

by Anne Haley, Washington State Library Commission and Yakima Valley Regional Library

Moving Fast: The Statewide Virtual Reference Project

by Buff Hirko, Washington State Library

Early Learning Partnerships: Five Projects Promoting Literacy

by Judy Gann and Judy T. Nelson, Pierce County Library System

Building Bridges Through Conversation About Intellectual Freedom

by Tami Echavarria, Whitworth College Library

Reclaiming Imagination and Creativity Through Story

by Kathy Bullene, Sno-Isle Regional Library System

Goin’ Someplace Special: Trends in Children’s Literature

by Anne Bingham, University of Washington Libraries

Library Services to Homeless Youth

by Kevin Geloff, University Youth Center Interagency School, and Darlene Nordyke, Seattle Public Library

Neither Geekish Nor Freakish: Two Librarians Put the “Pop” into Pop Culture

by Angelina Benedetti, King County Library System

Southwest Washington Loses Pioneer, First Director of Timberland

by Leanne Ingle, Timberland Regional Library

Louise “Becky” Morrison, 1923-2002: Her Legacy

by Mary L. Stough, Timberland Regional Library (Retired)

The Pacific Northwest REFORMA Chapter is Born!

by Carla McLean, King County Library System

Digital Preservation: The Future of Electronic Resources

by Sue Anderson, Eastern Washington University Libraries

Baby Storytimes: Movers and Shakers in the Library

by Wilma Flanagan, Spokane County Library District

Columns

Upfront: The WLA President Speaks: Building Impressive Bridges

by Carol Gill-Schuyler, Kitsap Regional Library

From the Editor: Alki as Bridge

by Carolynne Myall, Eastern Washington University Libraries

WLA Communiqué

WLA and WLFTA Awards 2002

Profile: Sharon Snyder, 2002 WLA Scholarship Recipient

by Nancy Huling, University of Washington Libraries

2003 Conference Theme and Logo Announced!

by Mary Wise, Central Washington University Library

Who’s on First? Collateral Damage: Information, Intellectual Freedom and the War on Terrorism

by Tom Reynolds, Sno-Isle Regional Library System

I’d Rather Be Reading: The Pleasures of Short Stories

by Nancy Pearl, Washington Center for the Book