January 1972 - an article discussing a revision of the Library Bill of Rights, first developed by Forrest Spaulding in 1938 and later amended. This Library Bill of Rights insists on "fair and adequate" subject representation even when there are differences of opinion, meeting rooms should be free and available to all members of the community and suppression of free speech, intolerance and censorship are not to be encouraged or allowed in a public library.

February 1972 - an article by Frederick Kilgour stating the computer is the way to make large impersonal public libraries more personable. Kilgour believed the computer was able to keep track of the patrons library habits and provide them with similar material quickly from the library catalog.

February 1972 - an ALA announcement advised that the ALA filed testimony in support of a bill to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to provide the EEOC with a method for enforcing the rights of workers who had been subjected to unlawful employment practices.

May 1972 - ALA announced the creation of a Minority Advisory Committee to advise and assist the director of the ALA'a Affirmative Action Program. The Committee consisted of 6 staff members with 12 month appointments. Semiannual progress reports were to be submitted.

September 1972 - the Library Bill of Rights was interpreted to allow free access to public libraries by minors. The interpretation was seeking to eliminate some library procedures and practices that could effectively deny minors access to certain services and materials. Any restrictions on the rights of minors violated Article V of the Bill.

September 1972 - ALA resolved, after the prodding of some Hispanic associations, to improve library services to Chicanos. This should be accomplished by hiring and training more Chicano librarians and to have public libraries provide more library materials in Spanish.

September 1972 - ALA resolved to investigate the hiring practices of hotels proposed as sites for conferences. The investigation should include comparing the numbers of white and minority employees at each salary level, comparing the training opportunities for whites and minorities and reviewing the human relations programs of the hotels.

September 1972 - ALA's Executive Board approved full funding of the Office for Library Service to the Disadvantaged to begin January 1, 1973. The Office provided free consulting services at the last conference and will publish a consultant list and an informational brochure.

June 1973 - The National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences was told by the Information Industry Association's board chairman, Eugene Garfield, that he believed libraries were going to have to charge for information in the future because of the cost of the information explosion and associated technological advances. His association believed that someone would have to pay and that paying for information would cause the librarian profession to be elevated in patrons eyes and people would value something more if they paid for it.