Are librarians in the US involved in digital rights management discussions? Here is a story about the chief executive of the British Library's comments about how DRM is impacting traditional copyright law exceptions for libraries: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/88316/uks-top-librarian-calls-for-digital-protection.html

I read the perfect response about Wikipedia vs. Britannica in a discussion post from Cory Doctorow on a story published in the Edge titled: Digial Maoism: The hazards of the new online collectivism, by Jaron Lanier. Mr. Doctorow's post:
"Wikipedia isn't great because it's like the Britannica. The Britannica is great at being authoritative, edited, expensive, and monolithic. Wikipedia is great at being free, brawling, universal, and instantaneous.
— Cory Doctorow"
You can read the full story here: http://edge.org/3rd_culture/lanier06/lanier06_index.html
I saw the story thanks to an entry in BoingBoing http://www.boingboing.net/2006/06/10/responses_to_jaron_l.html

EDUCAUSE article on academic libraries: Changing a cultural icon: The academic library as a virtual destination
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0610.pdf

A bookstore holding a fundraiser for a library? You betcha! Here is the story from Framingham, MA, as seen on today's Google News: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/artsCulture/view.bg?articleid=131861 .