Utne Reader's library is abuzz with a steady flow of 1,500 magazines, newsletters, journals, weeklies, zines, and other lively dispatches from the cultural front that are rarely found at big-box bookstores, newsstands, or even online. So we share the highlights (and occasional lowlights) of what's landing in our library each week in 'From the Stacks.' Check in every Friday for the latest edition.

Congratulations are in order for Exceptional Family. This Canadian magazine for parents of children with disabilities recently celebrated its first anniversary -- a major milestone for a new publication. With a scope stretching beyond Canada, this magazine would serve as a useful resource for anyone who works with children -- educators, childcare providers, and others. Exceptional Family reports on innovative treatments and programs, like equine therapy for a range of children with disabilities (Summer 2006) and pottery classes for children with visual impairments (Fall 2006). The 'Adapted Travel' column, which advises parents about accessible activities in cities like New York and Toronto, is a helpful traveling tool. -- Danielle Maestretti

Taddle Creek started as an annual neighborhood Christmas journal in 1997, but has since morphed into a semi-annual literary magazine. The bulk of the publication presents fiction and poetry from folks in Toronto, though geographic exceptions are possible. Regular works also include profiles, illustrated fiction, and historical essays pertaining to something or someone of note in Toronto's evolution. The Christmas 2006 issue pays tribute to Canada's forgotten cartoonist, Lou Skuce, who illustrated biographies of wrestlers. And grammar dorks interested in the definition of biannual versus semi-annual can peruse the editor's note, which you will find under the department heading 'Bunk.' If you can't wait until June for more of this off-beat publication, hit up the last page for a list of recommended books recently published by Taddle Creek contributors. -- Elizabeth Ryan

Cracks in the Concrete is arguably the most agreeable anarchist zine to find its way into the Utne Reader's library. Though its pages hold the requisite criticisms of government, organized religion, and the status quo, editor Luke Romano makes a concerted effort to focus on what anarchists work toward -- liberty, equality, kindness, and peace. Take, for example, Romano's proposal in the December issue for 'Personal Anarchism,' that makes anarchistic theoretical ideals accessible for most readers. The essay is an 'acknowledgment that anarchism is indeed a part of everyday a [sic] life in THIS society…the spirit of cooperation dominating the lust of greed.' -- Suzanne Lindgren