FINAL BUDGET
Congress approved the Library's budget for fiscal year 2001.

"TELLING AMERICA'S STORIES"
The Center for the Book and the American Folklife Center are sponsoring a new national reading promotion campaign.

RED INK
The Library has opened for research copies of the records of the Communist Party USA.

DARING DANCER
A $1 million grant will support a program to purchase the archives of dancer Katherine Dunham.

CONSERVATION CORNER
Library conservators have treated George Washington's first inaugural address.

SOLEMNLY SWEARING
An online collection features highlights of presidential inaugurations past and present.

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
The Copyright Office has signed an agreement with the National Music Publisher's Association to register and deposit musical works via the Internet.

CHANGING TECHNOLOGY
Retiring Information Technology Services Director Herb Becker looks back on 15 years of technological change at the Library.

OPEN SOCIETY
George Soros discussed his views on global capitalism at the Library on Jan. 22.

'FRONTIERS' UPDATE
New maps and photos have been added to the Library's "Meeting of Frontiers" web site.

NEW FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE
Beowulf in braille and recorded sound; and the history and significance of braille.

DIGITAL FUTURES
The Library sponsored a workshop of library professionals on identifying and developing competencies in digital futures environment of libraries.

NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK