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Javelin, Muriel C. – 1969
A study, conducted under a grant from Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act, was undertaken to determine: (1) the present level of library service in county and county-wide departments, agencies, and organizations in Nassau County, (2) what additional services are needed, and (3) how these services can best be achieved. Data were…
Descriptors: Agencies, Audiovisual Aids, County Libraries, Disadvantaged
Allen, Lawrence A. – 1966
This study was designed to: (1) evaluate the Community Librarians' Training Courses which had been conducted for five years in New York State to train persons without professional library training who were serving as librarians and (2) appraise the entire training program of the Library Extension Division in order to make recommendations and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Librarians, Library Education

Mavor, Anne S.; And Others – RQ, 1976
Describes the development and evaluation of a project, directed by the College Entrance Examination Board, in which the public library serves as a center for adult independent learners. (PF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Formative Evaluation, Independent Study
New York State Library, Albany. – 1984
Suggestions are presented to help public, school, academic, and special libraries celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of New York's educational system, known as the University of the State of New York, and its Board of Regents. The University of the State of New York was founded in 1784 by the state legislature; it embraces all…
Descriptors: Exhibits, Guidelines, Libraries, Library Extension

Jarvella, Shirley M. – 1971
The study's purpose was to: (1) determine how the library as an institution can become more responsive to the needs of migrant agricultural workers and families; (2) explore the problems which inhibit the extension of these services; and (3) discover what programs now exist in libraries, public institutions, and private agencies which provide…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Laborers, Bibliographies, Bookmobiles
Puryear, Dorothy – 1990
The Nassau (New York) Library System contracted with Literacy Volunteers of America to address the problem of adult literacy by increasing the number of trained volunteer tutors who can teach basic literacy skills. Specifically, the project's goals were to: (1) conduct 6 tutor training workshops at library locations; (2) recruit and train 180-200…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Library Extension, Peer Teaching