Seuss Books Star on Reading Day
Covington Kentucky Enquirer. Mar. 1, 2004
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/01/loc_loc2kyseuss.html

Library drops Sunday hours
(Because of looming financial problems and staffing difficulties, the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library will change its hours during the week and close on Sunday beginning next week.)
Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era. Feb. 27, 2004
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200402/27+Library-drops-02-27-04_news.html+20040227

Seuss fans in a reading frenzy: Tuesday will mark 100th anniversary of Dr. Seuss' birth (Daviess County Public Library)
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. Feb. 28, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6889919.htm

Library bill stalls: Thompson measure has little support
(Rep. Tommy Thompson’s (D-Philpot) House Bill 120, which would give the county judge-executive and fiscal court authority to make appointments to the local library board. Under current law, the Department of Libraries and Archives submits a list of recommended names to the judge-executive for those positions. The prefiled bill has languished in the House Local Government Committee, chaired by Rep. Steve Riggs, D-Louisville, without a hearing since the beginning of the session. Riggs said the bill didn't have much of a chance.
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. Mar. 1, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6896277.htm

McCracken library sets book and stars activities
(The McCracken County Public Library will host a book discussion with a West Kentucky Community and Technical College English professor and an evening of stargazing with the West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers.)
Paducah Sun. Mar. 1, 2004
Not available online

City asked to take over old cemetery: Family says its pioneer ancestors are buried there
(Research by Jerry Long, an assistant in the Kentucky Room at the Daviess County Public Library, provided answers where Sue Berry’s Daviess County ancestors were buried.)
Owensboro Messenger Inquirer. Mar. 1, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6896268.htm

Protect Our Cost of Living
(Letter to the editor arguing there should be no argument to the statement that ALL new housing has a negative impact on Shelby County's infrastructure in that it adds more students in schools, more vehicles on roadways, more use of library and public buildings, etc. and that most of the existing infrastructure is at or near its present capacity. For this reason, home builders should have continued responsibility for infrastructure improvements after the home is sold.)
Shelbyville Sentinel News. Mar. 1, 2004
http://www.shelbyconnect.com/articles/2004/03/01/opinions/letters_to_the_editor/letter01.txt

Lawmakers handle fewer bills, blaming politics, budget woes
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 2, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/02ky/A1-legis0303-9324.html

Yahoo Adopts New Fees to Explore Web
New York Times. Mar. 2, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Yahoo-Search.html

Yahoo to Charge for Guaranteeing a Spot on Its Index
New York Times. Mar. 2, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/business/02net.html

Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss: Bristow school celebrates late author, who would have been 100
(Dr. Seuss birthday party at Bristow Elementary School.)
Bowling Green Daily News. Mar. 2, 2004
http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200403/02+seuss
20040302_news.html+20040302

TALK TO FOCUS ON SEARS HOUSES
(The Clark County Public Library is hosting a PowerPoint presentation on Sears catalog houses built in Winchester between 1908 and 1940. The program is led by Winchester historian Jerry Cecil. The library will also host introductory computer classes to teach inexperienced computer users rudimentary skills.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8069345.htm

LIBRARY PROGRAMS (The Scott County Public Library will offer the following programs: Basics and Internet 2, Find Your Roots,
Digital Storytelling, Preschool Reading Fun (Ages 4 to 5), Adult Book Discussion, Clear Springs: A Memoir by Bobbie Ann Mason, and
Basics and Internet 3.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8069411.htm

SPANISH WORKSHOP ON READING (Lexington's Hispanic Library and Kentucky Educational Television will host a workshop in Spanish, "How Television Can Encourage Your Child to Read. Each family will receive books for their children, and a baby-sitter will be provided.
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8085221.htm

PET THERAPY TALK (Jessamine County's Live at Your Library program will present Barbara Beany demonstrating how dogs can provide pet therapy to nursing home and hospital patients and other handicapped people.
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8075436.htm

Mastering the necessary, then basics: At ESL classes, learning ABCs is second ("Part of our program is bringing in a special guest every month." The guests include representatives from places such as banks, other businesses and the Lexington Public Library.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8085217.htm

Local Government
(Logan County Fiscal Court held a first reading and passed an ordinance regulating sexually orientated businesses and their employees. The public entrance to a sexually orientated business shall not be within 1,000 feet of any building containing a public or private elementary, middle or secondary school; institution of higher education or business college, any park-like area of open space under the control of a governmental agency; any building used for a place of religious worship; any building used for a governmental function or public library or residence.)
Russellville News Democrat & Leader. Mar. 2, 2004
http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2004/03/02/news/news05.txt

Dolly Parton Honored by Reading Program
New York Times. Mar. 2, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-People-Dolly-Parton.html

Justices Hear Arguments on Internet Pornography Law (The Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the Child Online Protection Act, a 1998 law that makes it illegal for commercial Web sites to make available to children 16 and under material that is not necessarily obscene but could be considered "harmful to minors" under a complex, three-part formula in the law.)
New York Times. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/03/national/03SCOT.html

Celebrating an anniversary: Boone County library system expands to four branches in its first 30 years
(Boone County Public Library’s history celebrated)
Covington Kentucky Post. Mar. 1, 2004
http://www.kypost.com/2004/03/01/reis030104.html

Prescribed reading - Former Lt. Gov., wife: Read books, food labels, too
Glasgow Daily Times. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/articles/2004/03/03/local_news/news01.txt

Artist's work on display at library headed to San Francisco exhibit (A painting by local artist Chris Thomas, on display at the Henderson County Public Library, is bound for an invitational art exhibit in San Francisco.)
Henderson Gleaner. Mar. 4, 2004
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/gleaner_news/article/0,1626,ECP_4476_2701827,00.html

SPIRITUAL DR. SEUSS: Paralyzed Lexington minister enjoys success of quirky religious book (Mentions discovered Dr. Seuss at the Lexington Public Library more than four decades ago, when he checked out Horton Hatches the Egg.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 4, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8101610.htm

Director Bogdanovich to speak in library series (Movie director Peter Bogdanovich is among the speakers to be featured in the Louisville Free Public Library's fourth spring lecture series. Also announced were two exhibits coming to the library: 1) "A Broken Landscape: HIV and AIDS in Africa," an exhibit of photographs documenting the effects of AIDS in Africa.; 2) "Curious George Comes to the Library," an exhibit of original artwork of the Curious George books. Items will include original drawings by H.A. Rey, Curious George memorabilia, and yellow hats decorated by Bette Midler and other celebrities.)
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/03ky/B9-library03030-2828.html

Read Across America celebrates Dr.Seuss (Children all across the area and around the country celebrated Dr. Seuss’ 100th birthday Tuesday by participating in the ‘Read Across America’ event. Locally, children enjoyed hearing books read to them by volunteer members from the Middlesboro Kiwanis Club at the Middlesboro-Bell Couny Public Library.)
Middlesboro Daily News. Mar. 3, 2004
http://www.middlesborodailynews.com/

Community-sponsored 'My Favorite Book' in schools (Today, as children increasingly emulate the likes of Britney Spears and Eminem, parents and educators alike are expressing a concern about the values children are learning. In response to this growing concern, several Shelby County business leaders, along with The Ambassador Company, a division of Good Will Publishers Inc., banded together to make possible the values-oriented "My Favorite Book.")
Shelbyville Sentinel News. Mar. 4, 2004
http://www.shelbyconnect.com/articles/2004/03/03/news/news01.txt

Senate panel OKs broadband measure
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 5, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8111430.htm

Fletcher budget faces changes: DEMOCRATS SAY THEY'LL RESTORE EDUCATION CUTS
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 5, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8111432.htm

Library urges parents to be more watchful (Article describing how the Butler County Library, Logan County Public Library, and Bowling Green Public Library deal with unattended children)
Bowling Green Daily News. Mar. 7, 2004
http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/200403/07+library
20040309_news.html+20040307+news

Expert: Bonds require more revenue to get new library
(The Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library in Barren County needs more money before construction bonds can be issued for a new library, according to Sam Conner, manager of public finance, with Hilliard Lyons.
Glasgow Daily Times. Mar. 5, 2004
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/articles/2004/03/05/local_news/news01.txt

Web research bringing death to the encyclopedia
Henderson Gleaner. Mar. 8, 2004
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/computers_and_tech/article/0,1626,ECP_755_2711815,00.html

Auburn celebrates reading (Auburn began its Read Across America campaign with a Family Reading Night. Approximately 160 people (students, teachers, and guest) came to read Accelerated Reader books and take quizzes to check their comprehension of the texts.)
Russellville News Democrat Leader. Mar. 5, 2004
http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2004/03/05/news/school_news/snews01.txt

'Friends' begin fund-raisers for Casey library (Casey County Public Library)
Danville Advocate Messenger. Mar. 8, 2004
http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=5476&format=html

Encyclopedias do disappearing act: BULKY BOOKS LOSE OUT TO ONLINE RESEARCH
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 9, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8141850.htm

OK expected today for disputed budget bill: House committee's plan would cut some of Fletcher's priorities
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 9, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8141804.htm

Shelves full of mountain history: SCHOOL'S BOOKS ON APPALACHIA MAY BE THE BEST COLLECTION (Sandgap Elementary, Jackson County. School officials believe it is likely the best collection of Appalachian literature of any elementary school in Kentucky.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 9, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8141826.htm

LITERARY CALENDAR (Kentucky Monthly senior correspondent Steve Flairty and editor Michael Embry present "Writing for Magazines: A Beginner's Guide" at the Lexington Public Library, Eagle Creek Branch.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 7, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8101545.htm

Budget battle will open today (House Democrats had redirected $312 million to other places, mostly to education, which was the recipient of at least $235 million more than Fletcher intended, enough to give bigger raises to teachers and all other school workers. Language in the budget that limits Secretary of Education Virginia Fox's control over the Department of Education is sure to spark debate.) Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. Mar. 9, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6929821.htm

Letters: Greeted by scowls (Letter to the editor about childrens services at the Hardin County Public Library)
Elizabethtown News Enterprise. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2004/03/10/news/opinion/opinion01.txt

House OKs its version of a budget: Fletcher, Republicans call the measure irresponsible
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8148139.htm

WOMEN DURING WAR (The Madison County Public Library host What Did You Do in the War, Grandma? The lecture, presented by Rhonda Smith, will present the stories of Kentucky women's lives and work during the war. The program is funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/8120875.htm

COMPUTER LITERACY (During March, April and May, the Paris-Bourbon County Public Library and the Bourbon County Adult Learning Center are teaming up to offer a series of free computer classes. This new partnership will allow participants to gain hands-on computer experience through "PCBasics" classes.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/8126704.htm

Kentucky House OKs its version of budget
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/10ky/A1-budget0310-10382.html

Kentucky population grew less than nation (Kentucky gained an estimated 75,618 residents during 2000-2003, a growth rate of 1.9 percent. Kentucky's population is estimated at 4,117,827, the 26th largest in the United States. The national growth rate was 3.3 percent -- an increase of 9,386,546 people.)
Owensboro Messenger Inquirer. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6934535.htm

At Poor Schools, Time Stops on the Library's Shelves
New York Times. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/10/education/10education.html

Library staff books a reception for public (Boyd County Public Library reception for new director and staff)
Ashland Indepandent. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.dailyindependent.com/localnews/295769439481527.php

Going Out: Shopping cheap (The Friends of the Kenton County Public Library is throwing its annual sale. Prices on books, videos, cassette tapes and CDs range from 25 cents to $4. Proceeds go to the library.)
Covington Kentucky Enquirer. Mar. 11, 2004
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/11/tem_get11.1.html

Library board wants a classic design (The schematic design and $7.36 million cost estimate for the new Paul Sawyier Public Library were unanimously approved by the library board. Woolen, Molzan and Partners of Indianapolis is the architectural firm.)
Frankfort State Journal. Mar. 11, 2004
http://www.state-journal.com/article.php?pathToFile=/articles/news/&file=_news
3.txt&article=1

Local News: Weldon Library Board of Trustees meeting (Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library)
Glasgow Daily Times. Mar. 10, 2004
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/articles/2004/03/10/local_news/news05.txt

Bill would keep state regulation off broadband: House panel OKs measure providing only for FCC oversight (The Public Service Commission would be prohibited from regulating the state's broadband services. The measure is aimed at giving large phone companies, such as BellSouth, an incentive to invest more money in expensive broadband technology throughout the state. Rather than being regulated by the state commission, the Federal Communications Commission would oversee Kentucky's broadband industry under the bill. "This legislation is critical, especially in the rural parts of Kentucky, to cause there to be more businesses that can flourish and grow because of having access to broadband," state Commerce Secretary Jim Host said. Representative Tanya Pullin, a South Shore Democrat, sponsored the bill.) Owensboro Messenger Inquirer. Mar. 11, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6938334.htm

Around Town (The Bowling Green Public Library Depot branch has several computer workshops: 1) Seniors will get lessons on how to surf the Internet and information about several Web sites of interests to seniors; 2) Internet Basics class for all ages; 3) EBay for beginners. 4) Microsoft Word; 5) Microsoft Publisher to make cards, invitations and other items. The partners for the Southern Kentucky Book Fest is sponsoring One Campus-One Community-One Book, a reading discussion designed to bring the campus and community together around one book, “A Parchment of Leaves,” by Silas House. Final book discussions will be Thursday at Java City at the library and Friday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.)
Bowling Green Daily News. Mar. 11, 2004
http://www.bgdailynews.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200403/11+aroundtown20040311_
features.html+20040311

Hotline: Thanks, library staff (Response to the letter to the editor critical of the Hardin County Library)
Elizabethtown News Enterprise. Mar. 12, 2004
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2004/03/12/news/opinion/opinion03.txt

Work on shelves at new library halted: Carpenters Union complaint investigated (Work on installing shelving in the new Evansville-Vanderburgh Library Central Library has been stopped while officials investigate a Carpenters Union complaint about the lack of union members on the crew. The board voted when the library projects began that all contractors had to meet "common wage scale" standards. In reality, that means paying union wages. A Wisconsin firm, Space Savers, had the "lowest and best" contract for the shelving. It then subcontracted it to Central Business Group in Louisville, Ky., which in turn subcontracted to Adecco Employment Services in Evansville. Shelving and all other furnishings are handled by Engberg Anderson, the Milwaukee, Wis., architect on the project. Those working at the site say they are receiving about $9 an hour. Carpenters make a little more than $28 per hour.)
Henderson Gleaner. Mar. 12, 2004
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/news/article/0,1626,ECP_734_2723697,00.html

Fletcher offers tax package: House Democrats control its fate
Courier Journal. Mar. 12, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/12ky/A1-taxbox-13273.html

Youth programs to continue through Saturday at library (Youth programs at the Clark County Public Library will end Saturday. There will be no programs for youths for the remainder of the month due to staff training on new The Library Corporation's (TLC) circulation system. The library is changing from Gaylord's Galaxy circulation product to TLC. Staff training sessions are scheduled for March 22, 23 and the morning of March 24.The library will begin gathering information on the lifespan of the current bookmobile, purchased in 1997 with state grant funding. The library is exploring obtaining a second grant from the state to purchase a new bookmobile when it becomes necessary to retire the current one due to safety and maintenance costs.)
Winchester Sun. Mar. 11, 2004
http://www.winchestersun.com/articles/2004/03/11/local_news/news04.txt

Letters: A different experience with the library (Letter to the editor responding to an earlier letter critical of the Hardin County Public Library)
Elizabethtown News Enterprise. Mar. 15, 2004
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2004/03/15/news/opinion/opinion01.txt

This little kite of mine (Scott County Public Library, Cardome, and Kitefliers in Central Kentucky are sponsoring the Georgetown International Kite and Cultural Festival. Gearing up for the festival, the library is also sponsoring a spring reading program, in which young readers can earn a free kite for accumulating five points.)
Georgetown News Graphic. Mar. 15, 2004
http://www.news-graphic.com/NEWS-GRAPHIC/myarticles.asp?P=947823&S=500&PubID=15493

Local News: Tax preparation available at the library (Includes a Young People's Book Review of "Deep Trouble" by R.L. Stine, a volume in the Goosebumps series.)
Glasgow Daily Times. Mar. 14, 2004
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/articles/2004/03/14/local_news/news14.txt

IF YOU GO: "The Artist Within: Disabling the Myth" ("The Artist Within: Disabling the Myth II" presented by Ohio Valley Art League will remain on display in the Rotunda Gallery at Henderson County Public Library. A "Meet The Artists Reception" is planned.)
Henderson Gleaner. March 14, 2004
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/gleaner_lifestyles/article/0,1626,ECP_4479_2722303,00.html

Dulcet sounds: Club fills library with sweet dulcimer music (The Bluegrass Dulcimer Club, a group dedicated to the three- or four-stringed instrument that was born in the Appalachian Mountains held their monthly meeting.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 15, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/8189200.htm

Publishers protest Patriot Act clause: Section lets FBI use library records (Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 14, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8166968.htm

LITERARY CALENDAR (Pizza & Paperbacks: A Special Meet-the-Author Night With Jerrie Oughton. She will discuss and sign her books “Music From a Place Called Half Moon” and “War in Georgia”. For ages 11 and older. Reservations required. Lexington Public Library, Eagle Creek Branch)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 14, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8166970.htm

IN THE CLASSROOM: Students celebrate life, work of children's author Dr. Seuss (Read Across America, an annual national literacy push, centered on the birthday of the late Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, at the Johnsontown Road Elementary School's library media center. Includes tips, by age groups, for reading to children.)
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 15, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/15ky/B2-seuss0315-8431.html

Legal advice: EDITORIAL (Discussion of a bill that would allow counties to quit running delinquent tax lists and legal advertisements in local newspapers. It was suggested the list could be published online and that people who don’t own personal computers could go to a library to get online. “But we can’t even guarantee all of our voters have rides to the polls, so who in the world thinks they all have access to a library?”)
Pikeville Appalachian News Express. Mar. 12, 2004
http://www.news-expressky.com/NEWS-EXPRESSKY/myarticlesearch.asp?
p=948410&s=547&pubid=15501

New publishing venture starting up in Ashland (Avant Garde Publishing specializes in “printing on demand”))
Daily Independent. Mar. 16, 2004
http://www.dailyindependent.com/localnews/298265518690865.php

Stanford library weighing options for more space (Harvey Helm Memorial Library in Lincoln Co.)
Danville Advocate Messenger. Mar. 15, 2004
http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=5634&format=html

New site proposed for Boone library (The Boone County Library and the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service are discussing a new library at Ky. 18 and Camp Ernst Road, a tract that also includes land used by the Boone County Farmer's Market.)
Covington Kentucky Enquirer. Mar. 15, 2004
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/15/loc_loc4lib.html

Letters To The Editor: No scowls, just smiles (Letter to the editor in response to an earlier letter critical of the Hardin County Library)
Elizabethtown News Enterprise. Mar. 16, 2004
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2004/03/16/news/opinion/opin02.txt

Library to open Cardinal Valley branch: Facility will acquire Biblioteca Hispana's books (The Lexington Public Library will join with the city's 2-year-old Hispanic library to open a new branch that officials hope will better serve Lexington's expanding Spanish-speaking population.
The public library plans to open the 7,000-square foot Village Branch by the end of the summer at the corner of Versailles Road and Village Drive, the branch will serve Cardinal Valley, one of the city's most culturally diverse neighborhoods. Biblioteca Hispana, which opened in July 2002 in the Cardinal Valley Neighborhood Center, will close and donate its entire collection of about 6,000 English, Spanish and bilingual books and videos to the Village Branch.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 16, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8196433.htm

Study Finds a Nation of Polarized Readers (Survey of political book buyers reveals a readership, or at least a book buyership, as fiercely polarized as the national electorate.)
New York Times. Mar. 13, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/13/arts/13BOOK.html

The Book Wars: Which Side Are You On? (3 Letters to the editor with observations concerning the article "Study Finds a Nation of Polarized Readers")
New York Times. Mar. 16, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/16/opinion/L16BOOK.html

'Fresh Perspective' deadline near (Artists have until Friday, March 26, to enter the Henderson Society of Art's 12th-annual "A Fresh Perspective" exhibit set for April 13 through June 4 in the Rotunda Gallery at Henderson County Public Library. )
Henderson Gleaner. Mar. 18, 2004
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/gleaner_news/article/0,1626,ECP_4476_2737757,00.html

Speaker is doubtful on tax plan: House passage described as 'virtually impossible'
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 18, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8214310.htm

Easter drawing contest offered to Lawrence students (The Lawrence County Arts Council is sponsoring its annual Easter Drawing Contest for all school age students in Lawrence County. The theme can be religious or whimsical. All artwork must be submitted to the Lawrence County Library on or before Saturday, April 3, before 1 p.m. All artwork will be judged that afternoon.Winners will be picked from each grade level and school. Home-schooled students are welcome. A Best in Show award will be picked from all entries. First place will receive a ribbon and passes to Southside Skating Rink. Second place will receive a ribbon. Best in Show will receive a ribbon and a $50 Savings Bond.)
Big Sandy News. Mar. 18, 2004
http://www.bigsandynews.com/

Library exhibit features accomplishments of 3 local women (March is Women's History Month. The Clark County Public Library is recognizing three women whose work continues to be felt locally, Lynne Boxley, Flora Shelby, and Betty Ratliff Smith.)
Winchester Sun. Mar. 17, 2004
http://www.winchestersun.com/articles/2004/03/17/local_news/news03.txt

BUSINESS DEREGULATION: Fletcher looks to lift state oversight: BELLSOUTH BEHIND BROADBAND BILLS
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 21, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8239834.htm

WAL-MART RANKS NO. 1 AGAIN (In Kentucky, six businesses made the Fortune 500 list: Humana of Louisville, No. 159 with revenues of $12.226 billion in 2003; Yum Brands of Louisville, No. 245 with revenues of $8.380 billion; Ashland Inc. of Covington, No. 252 with revenues of $8.38 billion; Omnicare Inc. of Covington, No. 475: Lexmark International of Lexington, No. 364; Kindred Healthcare of Louisville, No. 479. With sales of almost $259 billion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was No. 1 for the third straight year.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 22, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8246116.htm

THE LINEUP (Lexington Public Library)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 21, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8223911.htm

Bullitt library joins oral history effort: Meeting tomorrow will gauge interest in veterans project (The Bullitt County Public Library is joining a national effort to preserve the memories and oral histories of war veterans, starting with an informational session this week to gauge interest in the county. The Veterans History Project is a joint project of the Library of Congress and AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons and the project's founding partner. Hundreds of other organizations across the nation have become partners, including the Oldham County Historical Society and the Louisville Free Public Library. )
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 22, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/22ky/met-3-vets03220-4706.html

Literacy Scrabble Tournament March 27 (This will be the fifth year for “Scrabble For Literacy,” which each has proven to be successful fundraiser for the literacy program. The Scrabble tournament is supported and endorsed by two national associations: Literacy Volunteers of America and the National Scrabble Association.)
Middleboro Daily News. Mar. 19, 2004
http://www.middlesborodailynews.com/

Lawmakers face a hectic week : Major, minor issues await action as session nears end
Owensboro Messenger Inquirer. Mar. 22, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6980659.htm

Library's Reading Garden will be place to sow seeds (Boyd County Public Library Main Branch)
Ashland Independent. Mar. 18, 2004 http://archive.dailyindependent.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=./pubfiles/ash/archive/2004/March/18/
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Local News: First Lady promotes reading to Barren students (Kentucky's First Lady, Glenna Fletcher, visited the Barren County School system)
Glasgow Daily Times. Mar. 26, 2004
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Carpenters Union still irked over some library workers (Workers installing shelving at the Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library are being paid on the "common wage" scale, according to a letter from the main contractor's attorney. Carpenters’ Union officials, who last month complained about the use of temporary workers receiving about $9 an hour, aren't sure that's true. The Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library Board voted when it launched its multimedia program a couple years ago that workers would receive the "common wage" (also called "prevailing wage") which is usually the same as union scale.)
Henderson Gleaner. Mar. 25, 2004
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The view from there (Robert Holmes of Nicholasville has a photograph exhibit at the Jessamine County Public Library entitled "Lock Up Your Memories in Photos." The show includes 45 color photographs taken in different states during Holmes' numerous trips throughout the country.)
Jessamine Journal. Mar. 25, 2004
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ARTIST OFFERS CLINIC (Jessamine County Live at Your Library presents artist Marly Pack. He will demonstrate the use of pastels to create art equal to oils and watercolor. Jessamine County Public Library.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 24, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/8233833.htm

Procurement cards under scrutiny (The use of procurement cards, thousands of which are used like debit cards by state agencies, are under investigation by state Auditor Crit Luallen.)
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. Mar. 24, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/6988176.htm

Community Education class schedule
Context Spanish (A class designed for medical field personnel who come into contact with Spanish speaking persons and need to know how to communicate with them. Free classes through the Adult Education and Workforce Training Program, funded by United Way, and held at the Logan County Public Library. Nicole Laster, instructor ESL Class (English as a second language. Free classes through the Adult Education and Workforce Training Program, funded by United Way, and held at the Logan County Public Library. Janet Engles, instructor.)
Russellville News Democrat & Leader. Mar. 23, 2004
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The Library Cafe opens in Crabbe Library at EKU (Crabbe Library at Eastern Kentucky University is now serving coffee along with its traditional fare of books and encyclopedias. The Library Cafe, located in the atrium between the library and the University Building, informally opened Monday.)
Richmond Register. Mar. 23, 2004
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Libraries Use Internet to Entice Readers (Patrons of the Dougherty County Library open their e-mail every day to find a chapter or so of a book. The hope is that these ``five-minute reads'' will get them to check the book out -- or buy it. Even if they do neither, they can go to the library's Web site and share their thoughts on the excerpt with fellow readers. The library in this south Georgia town is one of 3,000 nationwide using the Internet to serve both bookworms and the time-pressed. Book clubs and book teasers now are only a mouse click away. DearReader.com and librarians work together to select the books. Then DeareReader.com employees, mostly stay-at-home moms scattered across the country, type up and send out the e-mails. Readers join the online book club at their local library or through the library's Web site. They can join 11 clubs, including mystery, romance, science fiction, inspiration, horror and teen. There's even a club that allows them to sample books yet to be published.)
New York Times. Mar. 26, 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Five-Minute-Reads.html

Upstart Competitors Try to Outdo Google (Startups and leading tech companies, including search exemplar Google, are tinkering with new ways of culling and presenting information. Users who consider Google exhaustive are only fooling themselves, experts say. Today's search engines may be capturing as little as 1 percent of the Web, largely because of how they find and index online resources. `It's very frustrating,'' said Hetherington, who runs a Haskell, N.J. company. ``It's like going to a library and only pulling one book off the shelf.'' Currently, all search engines fail to capture the bulk of the ``invisible Web'' -- resources locked up in databases and inaccessible by the engines' indexing crawlers. These include regulatory filings at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, detailed reports on charities at GuideStar and complete archives of most newspapers.)
New York Times. Mar. 26, 2004
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Brown Bag Program (Boyle County Public Library. Dan Stroup, professor of government at Centre College will speak about Vietnam. He will discuss the geography, the lives of the people, the education system and the political climate of the country. Coffee and tea provided, bring a sack lunch.)
Danville Messenger Advocate. Mar. 29, 2004
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Support needed for the local library (The Mary Wood Weldon Library. During these times of tight money, we ask for your help. The General Assembly is meeting now in Frankfort, discussing budgets. Please call 1-800-372-7181 and leave a message for Senator Richie Sanders and Rep. Steve Nunn to support Public Libraries in the upcoming budget.)
Glasgow Daily Times. Mar. 27, 2004
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/articles/2004/03/27/local_news/news07.txt

Fletcher, Senate Republicans team for power move on budget, taxes
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 29, 2004
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THE KID ZONE: Fun stuff for the family (Lexington Public Library programs. 1) Rainbow Show Puppets presents Cinderella. For ages 3 and older. 2) Be a Puppeteer. For ages 6 and older. 3) American Red Cross Baby-sitting Workshop. For ages 11-15.
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 30, 2004
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BUDGET BILL TARGETS LEGAL NOTICES: WILLIAMS CALLS ADS A SUBSIDY; PRESS GROUP CITES WATCHDOG ROLE (Local governments in Louisville and Lexington would no longer have to pay for legal advertising in newspapers under terms of a Senate budget bill. The budget bill approved by the Senate appropriations committee yesterday contained language to allow the new Metro Government in Louisville and the Urban County Government in Lexington to post information on the World Wide Web or in a public library instead of in newspaper ads.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 30, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/8308987.htm

Budget Proposals (A comparison of budget proposals by Gov. Ernie Fletcher, the state House and the state Senate.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 30, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8308984.htm

Senate OKs one-sided budget bill: Controversy follows bill to House after Democrats refuse to vote
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 30, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/30ky/A1-budget0329-11477.html

Budget stalls after Senate passage
Owensboro Messenger Inquirer. Mar. 30, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/7008874.htm

Richmond author releases cookbook (Richmond author Barbara Popyach recently finished a cookbook entitled "Kentucky Authors Cook." The book is available at the Kentucky Artisan Center in Berea. Two years ago, she began gathering more than 150 recipes for her own 135-page cookbook called "Kentucky Authors Cook," which was published by Wind Publications in January and is available for purchase at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. Popyach will be participating in a book signing April 17 at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest in Bowling Green and April 24 at the library for the Bath County Book Fair in Owensville.)
Richmond Register. Mar. 29, 2004
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McKell library to host quilter (McKell library in South Shore will host quilter Bonita Mullins, who will be quilting in the main library. Mullins will be demonstrating her quilting techniques. Guests are invited to stop by and see a quilt in progress.)
Ashland Independent. Mar. 31, 2004
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BUDGET NOW GOES TO FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (The job of finalizing a two-year, $14.9 billion budget for the state now falls to a negotiating committee made up of members of both the House and Senate.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/8317377.htm

Talking to Your Kids About Money (Among programs provided by the Kentucky Council for Economic Education in April, which is Personal Financial Literacy for Youth Month, Stonewall Elementary teacher Teresa Moore will present Talking to Your Kids About Money: Practical Strategies for Parents and Home School at the Jessamine County Public Library)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/business/8317430.htm

Fletcher's aides to tour state (A representative from Gov. Ernie Fletcher's office will visit 19 Central Kentucky counties in April to answer questions and hear concerns about issues in state government. Meetings will be in the county judge-executive's office unless otherwise noted. 1) Thursday: Fayette County -- Lexington Public Library-Beaumont Branch, 11 a.m. 2) Tuesday: Scott County, 11 a.m. Harrison County, 2 p.m. 3) April 7: Bourbon County, 11 a.m. Nicholas County, 2 p.m. 4) April 8: Montgomery County, 11 a.m. Bath County, 2 p.m. 5) April 13: Clark County, 11 a.m. Powell County Public Library in Stanton, 2 p.m. 6) April 14: Madison County, 11 a.m. Estill County, 2 p.m. 7) April 15: Jessamine County, 11 a.m. Garrard County, 2 p.m. 8) April 21: Boyle County, 11 a.m. Lincoln County Harvey-Helm Library in Stanford, 2 p.m. 9) April 22: Woodford County, 11 a.m. Franklin County, 2 p.m. 10) April 27: Anderson County, 11 a.m. Mercer County, 2 p.m.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 31, 2004
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Library supporters' book sale planned for April (The Friends of the Paris-Bourbon County Library group is planning its third book sale to help raise money for projects at the library.
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/8296042.htm

Library starts women's health forums (A three part Women's Health Education Forum, co-sponsored by Paul Sawyier Public Library, Franklin County Health Department, Franklin County Extension Office, and Dr. Connie White is planned. The free forums will discuss menopause, mammograms and other women's health issues. The first session, led by White, covers the management of menopause. Seating is limited.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/8296050.htm

Gardening class at library (The Jessamine County Library Live at Your Library program will present "Heirloom Seedlings". Julie Maruskin, Clark County Library director, will discuss heirloom plants and growing tips. She also will provide participants with seedlings, including a special variety of tomatoes, to plant. Advance registration is required.)
Lexington Herald Leader. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/8296052.htm

Librarian is a class act: Johnstone of St. Agnes honored as outstanding Catholic educator (Margi Johnstone of St. Agnes Catholic School, received the Father Joseph McGee Award as Louisville's outstanding Catholic educator. She was honored on March 16 along with six others during the Catholic Education Foundation's annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni.)
Louisville Courier Journal. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/03/31ky/B2-make0331-5446.html

Readers catch up to 'Left Behind': Final installment hit bookstores Tuesday (At the Daviess County Public Library, 26 people were on the waiting list Tuesday to read "Glorious Appearing." The latest Grisham novel ("The Last Juror") normally has 90 to 100 people waiting for it, said Lita Beg, library technician assistant in the readers' advisory department, but "as this book starts circulating, word will get around" and more people will put their names on the list, she said.)
Owensboro Messenger Inquirer. Mar. 31, 2004
http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/7012083.htm