I'm rearranging things so it will be easier for me to maintain, change or relocate the joint. First is the reference linkage on the sidebar, in particular The Public Library. I've always intended it to be more useful than it is.

I decided to set up a WordPress experiment. The modifications from the default templates are very minor. I use absolute positioning to place the sidebar, same technique as here. I stripped out the commenting stuff and customized the colors.