Argues that patrons in a publicly supported academic library come from the general community as well as from the university, and include children, adolescents, and business people. The importance of recognizing the needs of various user groups and budgetary and staff limitations are stressed along with setting future priorities. (28 references)…

Early Childhood Resources, a unit of Oregon's Multnomah County Library, provides outreach programs to children birth to five and their parents. Discusses: early experiences; early childhood planning efforts; in-library services; outreach services; building positive relationships; challenges and opportunities; serving child-care providers; serving…

By identifying effective young adult strategies, programs, and services, this research study adds to the knowledge of the role of libraries and librarians as community partners in providing for the needs of young adults. Two tables provide a comparison of strategies and a program and services comparison. (Contains 24 references.) (AEF)

This second revised edition of a guide to promoting and attracting users to a church library retains most of the material of the previous edition, adds new material, and updates the references. Guidelines are presented in six chapters: (1) "Promoting Library Use" (stages of promotion, ways of attracting the attention and interest of prospective…

This guide provides guidelines for promoting and attracting users to a church library. The first of six chapters, "Promoting Library Use," discusses stages of promotion, methods of attracting the attention and interest of prospective users, and how to involve members of the congregation in library activities; the second chapter, "Publicizing the…

Focusing on the theme, Outreach Library Services, the articles in this publication provide a panoramic view of outreach services in eight of the public library systems in New York State. The compilation also contains four papers on special topics. Articles included are: (1) "Not So Trivial: In Pursuit of Outreach Services" (Joan F.…

Describes the manual for a Young Adult Library Advisory Board, a teen group that helps to plan and implement public library youth services. The board's purpose, the recruitment of teen volunteers from which board members can be drawn, volunteer guidelines and assignments, a step-by-step procedure for establishing the program, and a sample agenda…

The 10 papers presented in this report examine various aspects of rural bookmobile projects in the United States. The objectives of this first bookmobile conference were to offer (1) encouragement to bookmobile workers; (2) information for improving their services; (3) new data for subjective analysis of services; and (4) assistance in developing…

Papers on public library service to rural areas, which were presented at the 1985 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) presession seminar are compiled here and include: (1) "Characteristics and Needs of Various Groups, Families, and Other Community…

Presents ways libraries can provide services for refugees. Discusses identifying needs, distributing orientation guides, and collecting foreign-language literature. Libraries can raise awareness through collection development, exhibits, lectures series, locating teaching resources, and creating Web sites. Examples of different patrons include…

The ABCs of financing church and synagogue libraries are presented in this guide as Acquiring Funds, Budgeting, and Cash Accounting. Acquiring funds and the basic means needed to start a library are described, including resources such as books, shelves, office supplies, and financial resources; ideas and methods are presented for soliciting both…

This document outlines the Alaska State Plan for 1998-2002 prepared in accordance with the Library Services and Technology Act. The overall goal of the State Library program is to assure access for all Alaskans to the library resources necessary to meet informational, educational, cultural, and recreational needs. Population characteristics…

Describes the growth and operations of the Crouch Neighbourhood Resource Centre, a multi-service, inter-agency, community information center housed in a branch library, and discusses its impact on library services. (CWM)

The purpose of this report is to present a public forum expressing the views of the people of New York and their thoughts on the role and needs of New York's Libraries. Exhibit One provides a brief overview of New York's libraries and the New York State Archives, and the roles which these systems play as part of the state's library systems.…

Discussion of the projected growth in ethnic and racial minority groups focuses on diversity in libraries and suggests strategies for assessing current library practices and planning for the future. Topics addressed include leadership, including goals, objectives, and policies; staff development; and program development, including outreach…