February 1999 - Vol. 58, No. 2
The Year in Review: 1998
Cover Story
The past year was marked by historical milestones as well as important achievements
at the Library.
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FAVORITE POEM GROWS
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's Favorite Poem, one of the Library's Bicentennial projects, is gaining momentum and national attention. -
RUSSIAN EXCHANGES
The Library is exploring a "meta-exchange" pilot program with libraries in Russia. -
MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
The executive director of the Stradivari society lectured on the Library's world-renowned collection of stringed instruments by Stradivari and Guarneri. -
ART OF THE DANCE
A new offering in the Library's American Memory collection features more than 200 books relating to 400 years of the instruction of social or ballroom dance. -
MOVER AND SHAKER
A member of the LC staff has been sited as one of 20 promising professional librarians under 30 by American Libraries.