Discusses trends in public library service for adults. (PF)

Librarians in Stamford, Waterbury, Syracuse, and Southbridge (Massachusetts) are all involved in a program called Literacy Volunteers of America. This private nonprofit agency has one overriding concern, and that is to help adults and teenagers who are inadequate readers, or "functional illiterates." (Author)

Describes the adult education programs of the Free Library of Philadelphia. (PF)

Describes the outreach programs, special collections and divisions, financial problems, and future of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. (CHC)

Discusses the effectiveness of nonbook activities as a public service or in support for other services in the public library, and describes the programing activities of the Logan Square branch of the Chicago Public Library. Ten references are listed. (CHC)

Describes the Dewitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Connecting Libraries and Schools Project (CLASP) of the New York Public Library, a cooperative pilot project to encourage reading among children and youth. Sample projects described include summer reading lists, open school night outreach, and outreach to parents. The importance of materials support is…

The first of two articles describes the steps in marketing a special library including analyzing the present situation; developing an action plan; suggested tools or activities; and evaluation. The second article discusses ways of promoting public and academic libraries on radio or through public service announcements, news stories, and/or talk…

The bookmobile remains a feasible service option for both rural and urban libraries with about 1,000 currently in service nationwide. However, there is a growing need for professional attention to areas such as purchasing, evaluating, automating, and delivering bookmobile services. (LAE)

Examines the role of the public library in providing outreach services to migrant farm workers, citing experiences of three public library systems in the areas of information and referral, bookmobiles, and funding. Physical and psychological inaccessibility are discussed. Three references are cited. (EJS)

A 1991 national survey by the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University of Pennsylvania measured user reaction to bookmobile services. Respondents reported that bookmobiles have an overwhelmingly positive impact on their lives, and the vast majority (71 percent) put the value of services received in excess of $20.00 per…

Provides an overview of this special issue of Wilson Library Bulletin on library services to a growing racially and ethnically diverse population. Highlights include nationwide responses from professional associations and government agencies; reaching community libraries; making library activities accessible to underserved populations; and the…

Describes efforts by the Lawrence (Massachusetts) Public Library to expand their services and use of their facilities to the minority groups in the community. Topics discussed include use of library space for community college classes; literacy programs, including English as a Second Language (ESL); adult basic education; and videocassettes. (LRW)

Describes changes currently taking place in the Seattle Public Library system. Topics discussed include outreach programs such as literacy programs and afterschool programs for latchkey children; budget cuts and the search for new sources of revenue; staff attitudes, including resistance to change; programs to encourage reading; and automated…

Describes bookmobile service to Amish users in Holmes County (Ohio). Highlights include differences between students from public and parochial Amish schools; censorship; adult women users; requested fiction and nonfiction materials; and the need to understand Amish patron needs to be successful. (LRW)