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New York State Library, Albany. – 1964
An invitational conference was held to bring together library system staff members immediately concerned with projects financed under the Library Services and Construction Act, representatives from the New York State Education Department, and leaders in related agencies for discussion of: (1) identified needs and projects designed to meet these…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged
Swank, R.C. – 1967
This preliminary exploration of possible approaches in California to implementation of Title III of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) is based on a review of the literature on library cooperation, an examination of existing data on California libraries, and interviews with kay people in the California library field. The report…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Szudy, Thomas; Byrnes, Jane, Ed. – 1990
This publication outlines approaches librarians may take to begin a literacy program in a public library or a literacy coalition in the community, and provides guidelines for writing a successful literacy grant application to fund the coalition. Ways in which a library may advance literacy and serve patrons for whom English is a second language…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Grantsmanship
Kelver, Ann E. – 1975
The Arapahoe Regional Library District and the Sheridan School District, in Colorado, cooperated in developing a library to serve both high school students and the general community. Initially funded by a Library Services and Construction Act grant, this cooperative venture succeeded because of the intense preplanning done by school and library…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, High Schools, Institutional Cooperation, Library Cooperation
Dunn, Christina, Ed. – 1989
A special program was developed using $8,800 in local funds and $18,957 in Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds for Head Start families in the Denver community. Of the 1,850 preschool-aged children from 100 Head Start classes who participated, 90% were from families with income levels below $9,000, 78% were from single-parent…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Hispanic Americans
Morris, Karen L.; Porter, Connie – 1993
The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library (Charlottesville, Virginia) conducted a project that involved training, basic literacy, collection development, tutoring, and computer assisted programs. The project served a population of 100,000-200,000, and targeted the homeless, workforce/workplace learning, and adult non- and new-readers. Tutoring was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Computer Assisted Instruction