The reasons for the beginning and the rise of public library service here in the United States and abroad are discussed. (1 reference) (SJ)

The publications in this list are summarized under the following headings: central libraries, district (regional) libraries, and local (communal) libraries; and under the social objectives of libraries which can be grouped as civic, cultural, educational, industrial, recreational, research and social welfare. A subject and key-word index is…

Addresses the questions of why librarians engaged in serving children are on the defensive about the way in which they evaluate their services, and what can be done to bring children's services back into the mainstream of library thinking. (FM)

Information on public library services to young adults in Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, German Democratic Republic, German Federal Republic, Great Britain, Poland, Rumania, Soviet Union, U.S.A., and Yugoslavia is presented. (30 references) (SJ)

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Examines the problems of providing multicultural and multilingual library services, focusing on material selection, cataloging, indexing, and classifying. (FM)

Overview of library movement in Bangladesh highlights British (1851-1947) and Pakistan periods (1947-1971), separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan, libraries in development plans (1951-1970), three important public libraries, development of national library, book resources, a library network plan, legislation, finance, leadership, library…