In January 1973 the Broward County (Florida) Commissioners authorized a study to find out what library facilities and services existed and were needed in the county, and to develop structure and guidelines for setting up a county library system. Data were collected from existing census and other reports, from a questionnaire to community libraries…

The Florida Long-Range Program is divided into four parts: a general part and a part for each of the three titles of the Library Services and Construction Act. Objectives have been stated to achieve the goal and subgoals of library service for Florida. A hierarchy of objectives has been created by stating long-range objectives, those which are…

Program objectives for 1973 for library services in Florida under the Library Services and Construction Act are delineated with a rationale and criteria for some of the programs. Tasks to accomplish these objectives are followed by beginning and termination dates for each task. Some programs included in the revision are the State library agency…

The Florida 1973 annual report of programs under Title I and Title III of the Library Services and Construction Act gives an overview of expenditures and programs, followed by information on the specific projects including the objectives, accomplishments and failures, special problems or observations about the project and effectiveness of the…

Task analyses for library equipment operation by the severely retarded, behavioral objective information for library resources indexing, and three bibliographies of rehabilitation related materials are provided for the guidance of library staff in Florida libraries through a project funded by the Library Services and Construction Act, Title I. The…

This final performance report for the Bay County (Florida) Public Library literacy project begins with a section that provides quantitative data about: (1) the size of the community served; (2) type of project; (3) targeted populations; (4) tutoring methods used; (5) measurement of student progress; (6) printed items produced; and (7) total…

This final performance report for the Broward County Library New Reader Services Coordinator literacy project begins with a section that provides quantitative data. The next section compares actual accomplishments to the project objectives for 1992-93, including the hiring of a new reader as coordinator for the project and the establishment of…

This final performance report for the Broward County Library Read Campaign literacy project begins with a section that provides quantitative data. The next section compares actual accomplishments to the following project objectives for 1992-93: (1) set up a literacy office in a branch library, located on the campus of a community college, by…

Funded by the Library Services and Construction Act, the 1997 Florida Library Youth Program is an extension of the successful and long-running Florida Summer Library Program to help librarians provide year-round programs for elementary school-aged children. The goal of the program is to introduce children to the library and its services, and to…

The 1994 Florida Library Youth Program is an extension of the successful and long-running Florida Summer Library Program to help librarians provide programs for school-age children, aged 6 through 12, throughout the year. The emphasis is primarily recreational. This manual for program coordinators and library users amplifies a theme called…