FISCAL YEAR 2002
Congress has approved the Library's budget for the year..

POPPIN' IN
Julie Andrews visited the Library in December.

INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
Kofi Annan was awarded the 2001 Fulbright Prize at the Library.

RUSSIAN VISITORS
The first lady of Russia, a group of visiting Russian librarians and a new group of Russian political and civic leaders visited the Library in the past few months.

RUSSIAN LIBRARIANS VISIT U.S.

LIBRARY HOSTS ORIENTATIONS FOR VISITING RUSSIANS

A LIFE IN FOLKLIFE
The Library hosted a celebration of the legacy of eminent folklorist Benjamin Botkin.

SPANISH GIFT
The Library welcomed the wife of the prime minister of Spain, who donated her recently published collection of children's stories.

WHITHER ROANOKE?
Author Lee Miller discussed her new book on the mystery of Virginia's lost colony.

NEW ON WEB-BRAILLE
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) has added music scores and books to its Web-Braille service.

LDP IN 2002
The chairman of the Madison Council met with fellows in the Library's Leadership Development Program.

100 YEARS OF CDS
The Library's Cataloging Distribution Service is celebrating its centennial.

UNDERSTANDING ISLAMIC CULTURE
The Library recently sponsored a symposium on globalization and civil society in the Muslim world.

SWISS TIES
Switzerland's ambassador to the United States has presented the Library with nearly 300 titles.

NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK