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Download full textFeinberg, Renee – 1992
This report describes adult literacy needs, the role of the libraries in meeting those needs, literacy needs and services in New York, and the contributions the City University of New York (CUNY) is making to the literacy effort. Quotations from Paulo Freire and Jonathan Kozol are used to define the nature of illiteracy and its extent in the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, College Libraries, Government Role
Peer reviewedTilley, C. M. – International Library Review, 1984
Report on the role of public library services in adult literacy education highlights the nature of service clientele, literacy program development in the United States and Australia, literacy research projects, patterns of service, library collection development, and librarian training. Footnotes are given. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
