The Center of the Book CLMP Rating: +8 http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/stacen.html Since 1984, forty states and the District of Columbia have established statewide book centers that are affiliated with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. These state centers use themes established by the LC Center and develop activities that promote their own state's book culture and literary heritage, sponsoring projects and hosting events that call attention to the importance of books, reading, literacy, and libraries. added June 12, 2000 American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ Among its many programs, the ALA sponsors numerous conferences with book exhibits, publishes Choice and Booklist, and sponsors the Office for Intellectual Freedom and Banned Books Week. added April 6, 2000 Association of Research Libraries http://arl.cni.org/ added April 6, 2000 Harvard University: Libraries and museums http://www.harvard.edu/museums/ added April 6, 2000 Independent Publishing Resource Center http://iprc.org/ Free lending library of independently published literature in Portland, OR. Also hosts events for publishers and readers. added August 29, 2000 Library of Congress http://sun8.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html added April 6, 2000 NCSU Libraries http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ added April 6, 2000 The New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org/ 1 hit; added April 6, 2000 Urban Libraries Council http://www.clpgh.org/ulc/ added April 6, 2000