AP Wire | 07/03/2004 | Ruth Heller Gross, a popular children’s book author, dies
Ruth Heller, author of children’s books like Many Luscious Lollipops died Thursday at age 81.

School Library Journal – Librarians Could Get a Break
SLJ reports on a new bill being proposed at a national level that would repay part of the student loan balance for school media specialists working in low income schools. Sweet!

Why books are back in fashion . . . thanks to television – The Herald
“In 1977, only 54% of Britons enjoyed a good book, while in 2002 the figure had risen to 65% for Britain and 67% for Scotland.” The article goes on to say that in Britain books and reading are considered sexy and that it is in part due to the national reading program, The Big Read, and partly to Harry Potter.