A library administrator reminisces about his life as a librarian and relates his experiences now as a library user. (NH)

The truest meaning of public service was that, although never used by all citizens, it was still available for any citizen. Whether public service in America can survive in the next decade, and maintain its basic altruistic concepts, will be the concern of all librarians. (Author/NH)

Reports on a survey that examined the reading interests and information needs of older adults in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) area through a questionnaire administered at selected senior citizen centers. Data are presented on reading habits, topics of interest, methods of obtaining reading materials, preferred sources for information, use of…

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)