In 1971 a study was made of library services in the Georgian Bay Region, which includes Bruce, Grey, Dufferin, and Simcoe counties in Ontario, Canada. The region covered a complex variety of library jurisdictions, from county libraries to numerous city, town, village, township, and Indian libraries. The study encompassed current status and…

The standards proposed here are designed to serve as a yardstick for public libraries and library systems that serve a population of 150,000 or more and that wish to establish audiovisual services or to strengthen their existing collections and services. The guidelines are intended to supplement the "Minimum Standards for Public Library Systems,…

Until 1972, library services in Salt Lake County consisted of a group of branch libraries with nearly identical collections for recreational reading. Because the needs of the community had become more complex, a new regional library was built to coordinate library operations and establish new services. Among the innovations in public library…

The annual program for administration of Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds in South Carolina is presented in four parts: the annual program for 1976, a supplement to the 1975 program, a supplement to the 1976 program, and ammendments to the basic state plan. Library service programs outlined for 1976 include general administration…