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1. 1. American Libraries: News for February 16, 1998

   www.ala.org/alonline/news/1998 - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/27/2000   Last Visited: 3/12/2001

   Judith James , former president of the Long Island School Media Association , told the Times that the removals would have a chilling effect elsewhere. The AP said the Hauppauge Teachers Association is investigating a legal challenge.
   
   Pooh Is New York's Honey
   
   The original Winnie the Pooh and his stuffed-animal pals Kanga , Eeyore , Tigger , and Piglet will remain at the New York Public Library , following a test of wills last month that involved Congress and the British Parliament.
   
   Donated to NYPL in 1987 , the fuzzy friends rested in a climate-controlled case until Gwyneth Dunwoody , a member of Parliament , decided they looked sad and demanded that they be returned to their native land , where they were originally given by author A.A. Milne to his son Christopher in 1920.
   
   The argument played itself out for two days , and even President Clinton and Prime Minister Tony Blair got into the act , with Blair remarking , I'm sure they're perfectly well looked-after where they are. Parliament relented February 6 , just as Dunwoody announced she would be happy to do battle with New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani any day he likes..