Library Journal articles from September 2005

Library Journal archives from September 2005

Reposition public libraries: it is time to rethink the primary focus on information.(Editorial)
September 1, 2005... WE HAVE NO CHOICE! IT IS TIME TO RETHINK the primary role of the American public library. If you find Bill Crowley's "Save Professionalism" (p. 46-48) as compelling and provocative as I do, then you are probably convinced. In 1852, the trustees...

Delinquency = expression.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Thanks to David Isaacson for his exercise in public spirit ("Let Them Steal Books," BackTalk, LJ 4/1/05, p. 68). I stole my first and last book from a high school library back in the Seventies. It's still on my shelf, not just because I still...

"LastGen" for NextGen.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... I have a scattering of LJs on my desk, using the slower summer service period to get caught up on reading, buying, and learning. The NextGen articles have been my favorite lately. I'll be celebrating my 25th reunion from library school next...

DALNET is alive & well.(feedback)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... We members of the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET) are concerned that readers may have an incorrect impression of our consortium after reading Marshall Breeding's Gradual Evolution (Automated System Marketplace 2005, LJ 4/1/05, p. 42ff.)....

Heard.(Websites of libraries)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... "My biggest complaint is that some libraries' web sites don't detail the amazing range of services they offer online until you cough up a card number. Memo to those insular institutions: Put the info in the shop windows out front and I bet...

For civil rights heroine, a posthumous honor.(Juliette Morgan)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Juliette Morgan, the white Montgomery, AL, library director who in 1955 publicly supported black citizens' historic boycott of the segregated bus system, may finally be getting her due. As the 50th anniversary of the boycott approaches in...

Stat watch.(National Library Service)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The number of books read by the "average NLS patron, an individual with a visual or physical impairment," for every book a typical sighted person reads 7 Source: Library of Congress National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and...

Barbie the Librarian?(survey of children and their parents)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Maybe it's because kids like their librarians and have never met any architects. And maybe it's because only parents know how much librarians earn. For whatever reason, a recent poll at the Barbie.com web site regarding a new career for Barbie...

Buffalo system to close 20 libraries: evaporating materials funding leads to 20 percent budget cut, layoffs.(Buffalo and Erie County Public Library)
September 1, 2005... Facing a 20 percent budget reduction and increasing costs, the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL), NY, will close some 20 of 52 branches in 2006 and lay off more than 100 people in a desperate effort to maintain a level of service....

Google pauses scan plan.(Google Print for Libraries )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Google officials have announced changes to their Google Print for Libraries scan plan and will temporarily suspend the scanning of copyrighted books from libraries. The changes, despite generating headlines, seem not to have eased tensions...

Patriot Act battle upcoming: House and Senate must resolve sunset clause for Section 215.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Choosing a tack urged by librarians, the Senate has reauthorized and revised the USA PATRIOT Act, including a four-year sunset provision for Section 215--which allows searches of business records, including library records--as opposed to the...

IMLS: $21m to recruit librarians: among 37 grants, a variety of academic, PL projects funded.(Institute of Museum and Library Services, public library )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced $21,087,684 in grants to 37 universities, libraries, and library organizations to recruit and educate a new generation of librarians. Among the notable grants are: *...

San Diego new main questioned: neither mayoral candidate wants to commit funds in short term.(libraries)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Following the resignation of San Diego mayor Dick Murphy in the wake of a pension scandal (see News, LJ 6/1/05, p. 22ff.), questions remain about the city's leadership as well as the plans for a new $150 million downtown library. First, no...

New leaders at Syracuse, WLS.(Syracuse University, Westchester Library System)(appointments)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Suzanne Thorin, Ruth Lilly University Dean of University Libraries and associate VP for digital library development at Indiana University (IU), Bloomington, will become university librarian and dean of the library at Syracuse University, NY, on...

MA PL closes after vote fails: Hampden citizens aim to present new override ballot.(Hampden Public Library, Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Though the Hampden Public Library (HPL), MA, had operated since 1891, it closed June 30 after citizens failed to approve a $108,290 operating budget. The library's FY06 budget, as well as those for a senior center and the town's Parks and...

Niagara Falls PL in trouble: board says court must restore budget or shutdowns begin.(Niagara Falls Public Library)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Niagara Falls Public Library, NY, which received only half of its $2 million annual budget from the city, still remains in jeopardy (see News, LJ 5/1/05, p. 19). Voters rejected a June referendum that would have allowed increased property...

Salinas PL fate now on ballot: November vote could bring $10 million to struggling city.(public library)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The library system of Salinas, CA, which has seen hours cut and employees leave as officials struggle to keep the doors open, may get a new lease on fife: the Salinas City Council July 12 approved a ballot measure that would put the system's...

LJ's Kenney to head SLJ.(Library Journal, Brian Kenney, School Library Journal)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Brian Kenney, Library Journal's executive editor, technology and web, was promoted to editor in chief of School Library Journal, effective August 1. He succeeds Evan St. Lifer, who left to join Scholastic Library Publishing as VP and general...

Librarian of the Year nominations.(LJ NEWS)
September 1, 2005... LJ editors are seeking nominations for the 17th annual Library Journal Librarian of the Year Award to honor a professional librarian for outstanding achievement and accomplishments reflecting the loftiest service goals of the library...

Sculpture snag at Columbus PL, GA: "pile of junk" artist out $250,000; will library or city have to pay?(public libraries, Georgia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... After weeks of controversy, the Muscogee County Library Board, Columbus, GA, voted July 28 to withdraw from a contract to install a sculpture in the new Columbus Public Library building. The Columbus Council had voted 9-1 July 19 to refuse to...

Map thefts at Yale, Boston PL: prominent map dealer pleads not guilty; other libraries checking.(public libraries)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... E. Forbes Smiley III, a Martha's Vineyard--based map dealer whose web site boasts his involvement in building some of the world's best private collections, was busted in July after librarians at Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library...

ARL: library salaries grow: still, rate of increase for those in first jobs has dipped.(Association of Research Libraries)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The growth in librarian salaries outpaced inflation once again in 2004-05, according to the recent Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Annual Salary Survey. Overall, the survey found that the median salary for U.S. and Canadian ARL...

Ohio first to offer statewide ebooks.(Ohio eBook Project)
September 1, 2005... The Ohio eBook Project, though it only includes 16 member libraries at this point, is the first statewide effort to offer online access to digital audiobooks and ebooks. Members include the State Library of Ohio, three academic libraries, one...

Henderson heads Richmond PL.(Richmond Public Library, Harriett Henderson)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Harriett Henderson, for eight years director of the Montgomery County Public Libraries, Rockville, MD, is now director of the Richmond Public Library, VA. Henderson told LJ that she found Richmond intriguing: "It appeals to me as a place to...

Calendar.
September 1, 2005... SEPTEMBER 14-17--Kentucky Library Assn., Louisville www.kylibasn.org 20-23--North Carolina Library Assn., Winston-Salem www.nclaonline.org 21-23--Minnesota Library Assn., Minneapolis www.mnlibraryassociation.org 21-23--North...

Loan break for library students?(Higher Education Act)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... On July 21, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the Higher Education Act, H.R. 609, that would forgive student loans for librarians working in poor communities. Presented by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the amendment extends...

Accreditation actions by COA.(Committee on Accreditation, American Library Association )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA) has announced accreditation actions taken at the 2005 ALA annual conference in Chicago. COA announced that the Master of Library and Information Science program...

Rick Ashton.(city librarian, Denver Public Library)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Rick Ashton, City Librarian, Denver Public Library, received a lifetime achievement award in the Arts and Humanities from the Bonfils--Stanton Foundation. Often called the "Colorado Nobels," the awards include a $25,000 prize. Ashton turned the...

Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library.(Corning Museum of Glass)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Diane Dolbashian is now Head Librarian, Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library, Corning Museum of Glass, NY. She was Head of Collections Management, Clark University Library, Worcester, MA.

Carlsbad City Library.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Cliff Lange, Director, Carlsbad City Library, CA, has announced his retirement this month. Lange, a librarian for 45 years, has been director since 1982. He previously served as New Mexico State Librarian and taught in the LIS programs at the...

Rochester Hills Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Christine Lind Hage, Director, Clinton Macomb Public Library (CMPL), MI, and a recent candidate for President of the American Library Association, has been appointed Director, Rochester Hills Public Library, MI. In less than seven years, she...

Richmond Public Library.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Harriet Henderson is the new Director of the nine-branch Richmond Public Library. She was Director of the Montgomery County Public Libraries, Rockville, MD, for eight years. Previously, she headed the public libraries of Louisville, KY; Newport...

Thomas Library.(Wittenberg University)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Douglas K. Lehman is now Director, Thomas Library, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH. He was Head of Instruction & Information Services, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington.

Auburn University.(people)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Bonnie MacEwan began her new job as Dean of Libraries at Auburn University, AL, on August 23. The former Dean for Collections and Scholarly Communications and Codirector of Digital Scholarly Publishing, Pennsylvania State University Libraries,...

Obituary.(Jonathan S. Tryon)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
September 1, 2005... Jonathan S. Tryon, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, University of Rhode Island (URI), died May 21. He was 71. A graduate of Brown University and a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander,...

Ann Arbor's web site maximizes blogging software: library's interactive site consists of seven web logs.(Ann Arbor District Public Library)
September 1, 2005... Ann Arbor District Public Library, MI, is agog with blogs: the library July 5 launched its new web site, but instead of employing the standard approach, Ann Arbor's site is a combination of seven web logs. "We wanted our web site to be...

Scopus update adds RefWorks.(science information database)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Scopus, Elsevier's science-specific indexing and abstracting database, has been upgraded with new offerings only roughly six months after its initial release (Info Tech, LJ 9/15/04, p. 21). In use by more then 500 customers in equal measure...

Serials Solutions moves.(business relocation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Serials Solutions has moved to new digs in its hometown of Seattle. The company now is located at 501 N. 34th St., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98103-8645. The main phone (866-737-4257; 206-545-9056), FAX (206-525-9066), Product Support (866-SERIALS,...

InfoTrac up on PowerSearch.(Thomson Gale )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Thomson Gale has migrated several entries in its veteran InfoTrac line to its new PowerSearch platform. The company describes PowerSearch as a "cross-product tool that allows users to search all InfoTrac and Gale Virtual Reference Library...

Texas Digital Library debuts.(Rice University, Texas A and M University, Texas Tech, University of Houston, University of Texas combine forces)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Rice University, Houston, TX, has joined forces with Texas A&M University, Texas Tech, University of Houston, and University of Texas (UT) to create the Texas Digital Library, a repository for...

Four ARLs get MetaLib/SFX.(Johns Hopkins, Carnegie-Mellon, North Carolina State, University of Chicago)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Ex Libris has attracted four Association of Research Libraries members--Johns Hopkins, Carnegie-Mellon, North Carolina State, and University of Chicago--to upgrade to the joint MetLib/SFX solution, which will give them a combination of a portal...

Alexander Street's free database.(www.inthefirstperson. com)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Alexander Street Press has launched a new database that it is offering free--you don't even have to register. Just toggle to www.inthefirstperson. corn and begin searching. The company describes In the First Person as a library index "that lets...

Routledge content goes online.(E-VIEWS AND REVIEWS)
September 1, 2005... META-SEARCHING, CROSS-SEARCHING, SOUL-SEARCHING It's time to get this unnamable issue onto the table. I want to hear from you and your users about what you are making of meta-searching. I for one continue to be torn between the potential and...

Inundated with data.(online databases, Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources)
September 1, 2005... IN THE OLD DAYS, IT WAS DIFFICULT to gather information about the use of library collections. Door counts, circulation records, and tick-marks at the reference desk gave crude approximations. To obtain data about periodical use, patrons were...

The dream of OneCleveland: this ultrabroadband network could transform the library's educational role.(INFOTECH FEATURE)
September 1, 2005... OneCleveland, an ultrabroadband technology network platform, is helping the residents in the greater Cleveland region believe that they can chart their own destiny. Connecting thousands of public sector and not-for-profit community assets in...

Telling the truth.(Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 By Tony Judt. Penguin Pr. Penguin Group (USA). Oct. ISBN 1-59420-065-3. $39.95. History, Tony Judt will tell you, is "grotesquely complicated." But the way it gets enshrined in collective memory is...

What desire is.(Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture By Ariel Levy. Free Pr. Sept. ISBN 0-7432-4989-5. $25. "Sex is one of the most interesting things we as human beings have to play with, and we've reduced it to polyester...

The power of one.(An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas )(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas By Diane Wilson. Chelsea Green. Sept. ISBN 1-931498-88-1. $27.50. It is not often that a publisher has to worry about scheduling a...

When war is child's play.(Beasts of No Nation )(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Beasts of No Nation By Uzodinma Iweala. HarperCollins. Nov. ISBN 0-06-079867-X. $16.95. Uzodinma Iweala has an abiding obsession with authenticity. Maybe it's his age--at 22, he shares this preoccupation with his generation. Or it's his...

What you can remember.(The Tiger in the Attic: Memories of the Kindertransport and Growing Up English )(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The Tiger in the Attic: Memories of the Kindertransport and Growing Up English By Edith Milton. Univ. of Chicago. Oct. ISBN 0-226-52946-0. $22.50 Edith Milton adores 1066 and All That, the 1930 parody of a student history text. She hadn't...

Has Keyes flipped?(Cracks in My Foundation, Marian Keyes)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Cracks in My Foundation by Marian Keyes. Avon. Sept. ISBN 0-06-078703-5 [ISBN 978-0-06-078703-5]. pap. $12.95. In the cutthroat world of pop fiction, Marian Keyes is a force to be reckoned with. Her seven novels (e.g., Sushi for Beginners)...

Dreaming America.(Seven Lies)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Seven Lies by James Lasdun. Norton. ISBN 0-393-057542-2. $23.95. Anyone reading James Lasdun's Seven Lies would think that he grew up behind the Iron Curtain, so astutely does he render life under totalitarianism and the attendant risks of...

Mirror world.(The King in the Window)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... The King in the Window by Adam Gopnik. Miramax: Hyperion. Oct. ISBN 0-7868-1862-X. $19.95. "You find yourself in a confrontation with absolute evil and you are planning not to think?" says Mrs. Pearson indignantly to poor Oliver in Adam...

Down home.(Mama Dip's Family Cookbook)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Mama Dip's Family Cookbook By Mildred Council. Univ. of North Carolina. Oct. ISBN 0-8078-2989-7.24.95; pap. ISBN 0-8078-5655-X. $15.95. Mildred Council, an African American woman in her seventies, may not be a household name nationwide,...

Save professionalism: the public library must be respositioned as an educational institution!
September 1, 2005... The public library cannot compete in the information marketplace. It is not a business and cannot operate modeled after a business enterprise. For the public library to survive, and for public librarians to survive as professionals, public...

The binuclear family boom.(Collection Development / Parenting & Divorce)
September 1, 2005... An aberration 50 years ago, divorce has become an institution in itself. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of divorced couples quadrupled between 1970 and 1996. Although divorce rates have fallen off in recent years, less than one...

Googling through grad school.(digital libraries)
September 1, 2005... AS A LIBRARIAN, I HAVE WATCHED with interest as the library world gnashes its collective teeth over the Internet replacing the library, the great works of the past becoming electronic streams of data, and the laziness of students finishing...

Ratting out the boss.(library management)
September 1, 2005... CAROL JEAN PACKER RAN A TIGHT ship. She dotted her i's and crossed her t's. Packer, director of the multibranch Noel Public Library, was a hands-on woman acquainted with every job, from online research to changing toner cartridges in the PC...

Call board, not cops.(library management)
September 1, 2005... Caspary has discovered a potentially damaging ledger, one that could put Packer, the library director, in jail. If Caspary's suspicions are correct, her boss is a thief. However, before she calls in the police, she should first consider the...

Packer must pack it in.(library management)
September 1, 2005... Packer's ship has sprung a leak, and Caspary now must decide how to plug that hole without sinking the library. As the one who discovered and recorded the problem, Caspary has no choice but to confront the issue head on and immediately. She was...

Prepub alert.
September 1, 2005... FICTION Auster, Paul. The Brooklyn Follies. Holt. Jan. 2006. 320p. ISBN 0-8050-7714-6. $24. The dying Nathan Glass rediscovers a long-lost nephew, whose megawatt boss introduces him to the "ancient kingdom of Brooklyn, New York." ...

Mystery.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... SENIOR SLEUTHS Despite concerns about the "graying of America," most mystery readers have long appreciated the contributions of older fictional protagonists. And Miss Marple's appealing descendants continue to solve crimes. Josephine Carr's...

Bartoy, Mitchell. The Devil's Own Rag Doll.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... * Bartoy, Mitchell. The Devil's Own Rag Doll. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Oct. 2005. c.304p. LC 978-0-312-34088-9. ISBN 0-312-34088-5. $23.95. M It's war time (World War II), and Detroit police have more leeway in obtaining information from...

Carr, Josephine. My Very Own Murder.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... * Carr, Josephine. My Very Own Murder. NAL: Penguin. Sept. 2005. c.272p. ISBN 0-451-21646-6. pap. $12.95. M Newly divorced at 50 and not at all depressed, free-spirited narrator Anne Johnson lives comfortably in a pricey apartment in...

Greer, Robert. Resurrecting Langston Blue: A C.J. Floyd Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Greer, Robert. Resurrecting Langston Blue: A C.J. Floyd Mystery. Frog, dist. by Publishers Group West. Oct. 2005. c.390p. ISBN 1-58394-136-3. $23.95. M Black Denver bail bondsman C.J. (The Devil's Backbone) agrees to help Carmen Nguen, a...

Levack, Simon. Demon of the Air: An Aztec Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... * Levack, Simon. Demon of the Air: An Aztec Mystery. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Sept. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-312-34834-7. ISBN 978-0-312-34834-2. $23.95. M Two years before the arrival of Cortez in Mexico City, Emperor Montezuma,...

Limon, Martin. The Door to Bitterness.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Limon, Martin. The Door to Bitterness. Soho, dist. by Consortium. Sept. 2005. c.288p. ISBN 1-56947-404-4. $23. M After picking up a new bar "hostess," George Sueo, series criminal investigator (Buddha's Money) for the U.S. Army in South...

McPherson, Catriona. After the Armistice Ball.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... McPherson, Catriona. After the Armistice Ball. Carroll & Graf. Sept. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-7867-1608-8. $25. M When rich friend Daisy offers to pay her for snooping, Dandelion "Dandy" Gilver can't resist; after all, money is tight in 1923...

O'Hehir, Diana. Murder Never Forgets.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... O'Hehir, Diana. Murder Never Forgets. Prime Crime: Berkley. Sept. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-425-20585-1. $23.95. M Narrator Carla Day goes to work as an orderly at her Azheimer's-impeded dad's retirement home when its administrators threaten to...

Porter, Don. Deadly Detail.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Porter, Don. Deadly Detail. Poisoned Pen. Sept. 2005. c.232p. ISBN 1-59058-191-1. $24.95. M Alaskan charter pilot Alex Price plans to meet longtime friends Stan and Angle in Fairbanks. Stan has urgent news for Alex-something about...

Prepub mystery.(Rampart Street, Malpractice in Maggody, The Sacred Cut, Sunstroke, The Stuart Sapphire, The Hunt Club, The Finishing School, The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense, Jacquot and the Waterman, Murder at the Foul Line, Spurred Ambition, Blindfold Game, A Long Shadow, The Leper's Bell)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Fulmer, David. Rampart Street. Harcourt. Jan. 2006. 336p. ISBN 0-15-101024-2. $25. Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr's third mystery. The Shamus Award--winning author lives in Atlanta. Regional author appearances. Hess, Joan....

Taichert, Pari Noskin. The Belen Hitch: A Sasha Solomon Mystery.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Taichert, Pari Noskin. The Belen Hitch: A Sasha Solomon Mystery. Univ. of New Mexico. Sept. 2005. c.296p. ISBN 0-82633915-8. $24.95. M When New Mexican PR professional Sasha Solomon (The Clovis Incident) goes to interview a notedly...

McBain, Ed. Fiddlers: A Novel of the 87th Precinct.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... * McBain, Ed. Fiddlers: A Novel of the 87th Precinct. Otto Penzler: Harcourt. Sept. 2005. c.272p. ISBN 0-15-101216-4. $25. M In the 55th and what is, probably and sadly, the last installment of the "87th Precinct" series (McBain, a.k.a....

McIntyre, Hope. How To Seduce a Ghost.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... * McIntyre, Hope. How To Seduce a Ghost. Mysterious. Oct. 2005. c.387p. ISBN 0-89296-013-2. $24.95. M Lee Bartholomew is a loner who makes her living as a ghostwriter for the semifamous. She lives rent free in her parents' crumbling...

Parker, Robert B. School Days.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Parker, Robert B. School Days. Putnam. Sept. 2005. c.304p. ISBN 0-399-15323-3. $24.95. M Declared a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2002, Parker is one of the icons of contemporary American mystery, and Spenser, his...

Christian fiction.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... CHANGING SEASONS The holidays are fast approaching with a crop of new Christmas tides that explore themes of renewed hope in the beauties of life, born out of tragedy and grief, and the simple joys of family and home. James Calvin Schaap writes...

Gulley, Philip. The Christmas Scrapbook: A Harmony Story.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Gulley, Philip. The Christmas Scrapbook: A Harmony Story. HarperSanFrancisco: HarperCollins. Sept. 2005. c.96p. ISBN 0-06-073661-5. $12.95. CF After years of last-minute, less than stellar utilitarian kitchen gifts, Quaker minister Sam...

Kingsbury, Karen. Hannah's Hope.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Kingsbury, Karen. Hannah's Hope. Warner Faith. (Red Glove). Oct. 2005. c.162p. ISBN 0-446-53236-3. $13.99. CF Because her father is the U.S. ambassador to Sweden, 15-year-old Hannah has been left in the care of her elderly grandmother while...

Parker, Gary E. A Midnight Miracle.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Parker, Gary E. A Midnight Miracle. Revell. Sept. 2005. c. 176p. ISBN 0-8007-1859-3. $14.99. CF While selling cakes and pies to raise money for a bone marrow transplant to help save the life of Mickey, a cancer-stricken boy from her...

Schaap, James Calvin. Startling Joy: Seven Magical Stories of Christmas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... * Schaap, James Calvin. Startling Joy: Seven Magical Stories of Christmas. Revell. Sept. 2005. c.160p. ISBN 0-8007-1877-1. $14.99. CF Seven stories about ordinary people experiencing subtle graces amidst the harsh realities of life comprise...

Singer, Randy. The Judge Who Stole Christmas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Singer, Randy. The Judge Who Stole Christmas. WaterBrook: Random. Sept. 2005. c.208p. ISBN 1-4000-7057-0. $10.99. CF For Thomas and Theresa Hammond, playing Joseph and Mary in their small Virginia town's living nativity scene was supposed...

VanLiere, Donna. The Christmas Hope.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... VanLiere, Donna. The Christmas Hope. St. Martin's. Nov. 2005. c.224p. ISDN 0-312-33450-8. $14.95. CF This third entry in the author's best-selling "Christmas Hope" series (The Christmas Shoes, The Christmas Blessing) is another touching...

Baer, Judy. Million Dollar Dilemma.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Baer, Judy. Million Dollar Dilemma. Steeple Hill. Sept. 2005. c.320p. ISBN 0-373-78548-8. pap. $12.95. CF Raised under the influence of a Bible-believing, penny-wise grandfather, Cassia Carr does not know what to do when she accidentally...

Copeland, Lori. The Maverick.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... Copeland, Lori. The Maverick. Tyndale House. (Men of the Saddle, Bk. 3). Sept. 2005. c.314p. ISBN 0-8423-8690-4. pap. $11.99. CF In 1868 Kansas, petulant Susanne McCord offers gruff Cass Claxton $600 to escort her to her aunt's home in St....