Members of the ALA governing Council learned yesterday from his wife, Amanda, that longtime councilor and association leader Bernard Margolis has been diagnosed with a severe type of blood cancer. His wife said they were consulting with the famed Dana-Farber/ Harvard Cancer Center in Boston and anticipate that he will need a bone marrow transplant as well as in-hospital chemotherapy.

The Library Design Showcase has, for more than 30 years, been the major feature of American Libraries’ April issue. Starting Monday, it will be a major component of AL’s web site as well.

From March 15 through March 26, I’ll be posting a total of 10 collections of new and renovated buildings, one per weekday, each focusing on a specific element of architecture or library design, such as youth spaces, green buildings, landscaping, or technology support.

Starting this month, each new issue of American Libraries will be accompanied by a digital edition. You can now read the entire digital edition of the March issue in the easy-to-use flipbook format, or download it as a PDF for offline reading. After you’ve enjoyed March’s digital edition, please take our brief survey. Your input will help us move toward delivering the magazine the way you prefer.