The List

By Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Michelle Derrow, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, David Spitz, Joel Stein and Chris Taylor

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER California has earmarked $158.5 million for library purchases and weeding out old books. Here are titles that were on shelves until 1999:

Rockets into Space 1959 "How would it feel to stand on the moon? In a few years men in spacesuits will walk on the moon."

The Wonder World of Ants 1937 "When I was a boy I wanted to go to Africa and see wild animals and the wild dark people as they live in nature."

Blondes Prefer Gentlemen, Brunettes Too--Redheads Included! 1949 "What kind of girl do you have in mind?...someone who's a cross between June Allyson and Elizabeth Taylor...a gal with a sharp sense of humor, neatly stacked..."

I'm Glad I'm a Boy! I'm Glad I'm a Girl! 1970 "Boys are doctors. Girls are nurses. Boys are presidents. Girls are first ladies. Boys fix things. Girls need things fixed."