If a district expects each school to have a media center with adequate expandable facilities, sufficient qualified personnel, and materials of the quantity, quality, and variety needed for optimum use, then it is essential that boards of education and superintendents have media specialists on their administrative teams at the district and school…

A look at the color, style, dreams, and nightmares of several West Coast libraries, with particular emphasis on the Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco areas. Brief notes on Southern California Answering Network and Bay Area Reference Center. (LS)

Fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, vandalism (including bombing) and war are discussed as major ways libraries and library collections have been badly damaged or destroyed. (53 references) (KE)

Addresses problem of insects and other pests in library facility and material maintenance. Highlights include dangers of chemical pesticides; alternative methods for treatment of book infestations (light and temperature regulation, freezing, establishment of low oxygen atmosphere, microwaves and radiation, boric acid); and state and federal laws…

The establishment and maintenance over a two-year period of a multimedia room for young adults in a public library is discussed. (SJ)

The author reports upon her assignment as consultant during the construction of the new library for the international school in Islamabad, West Pakistan. (SJ)

Suggests ways to use library buildings and space to attract users and to showcase collections and services. Ideas for a marketing strategy using windows, promenades and walkways, the entrance of lobby, and the interior are offered. Increasing use by making libraries a place for fun and entertainment is also recommended. (MES)

An interview discussing informational graphics in libraries. (PF)

Discusses the need for effective design considerations in libraries to attract users. Having attractive entrances, using space effectively, creating assignable space, providing comfortable seating, avoiding crowding and barriers, and having a flexible design to accommodate technological change are among the areas discussed. (CHC)

This is the first in a projected series of articles by a library design consultant on the design of new facilities for the Calcasieu Parish (Louisiana) Library System. The overall plan for new buildings, additions, and remodeling is described; budgeting, scheduling, and background planning are discussed; and project goals are explained. (LRW)

Provides an update on progress from the Lake Charles (Louisiana) library building project. Design activities related to selecting colors and checking drawings and samples are described; reasons for changes in original plans are discussed; and floor plans for nine of the buildings are included. (LRW)

Describes the Educational Resources Center at Clarkson College in Potsdam, NY, which opened in October of 1980 and makes extensive use of the new technologies. (CHC)

Describes the collection and services offered by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library. (CHC)

This description of the rehabilitation of the New York Public Library (NYPL) facility highlights an 18-week citywide program on contemporary censorship, including the main exhibit in NYPL's Gottesman Exhibition Hall; financial support and the library budget; and the leadership of Vartan Gregorian, president of NYPL since 1981. (EJS)