ALA Launches 'Librarian's Guide to CyberSpace'

[Stephanie Stokes]

ALA Launches 'Librarian's Guide to CyberSpace'
       http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites

ALA will launch a national campaign to educate parents 
about the Internet in connection with the announcement of 
the Supreme Court decision on the Communications Decency 
Act expected any day. 

Support materials for local libraries will be introduced 
at the Annual Conference in San Francisco.  These include
a tip sheet for librarians and a new camera-ready brochure, 
The Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids. 
The brochure and 50+ Great sites for Kids and Parents can 
be found on the ALA  homepage at: 
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites.   
The web site will continue to be updated and expanded 
with titles for children and teens. 

Media placements are being sought in USA Today, parenting 
magazines and other national media. Many libraries have 
excellent educational programs already in place.  This 
campaign aims to focus attention on these efforts and 
promote intensified efforts to help parents help their
children be "webwise."

There is also a 'Tip Sheet' for librarians with sample 
press releases,sample Q&A, publicity and promotion 
ideas, public service annoucement,messages, more 
resources, etc.

To receive copies of these materials, please call the 
ALA Public Infomation Office at 800-545-2433, 
ext. 5044/5041 or e-mail: pio at ala.org

               AND IN THE NEWS..........

On Monday, June 23, the Times carried a comprehensive 
article with the head "To Screen or Not to Screen:  
Libraries Confront Internet Access" on the front page 
of the Business Day section. 

Copies of both articles are available from (PIO) ALA 
Public Information Office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5044 
or 5041 or e-mail: pio at ala.org

        Stephanie Stokes
        Library Media & PR Webzine
        http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/