Describes a cooperative effort between public and school libraries which jointly sponsored such activities as library instruction and awareness programs, story telling and reading aloud sessions, and workshops for teachers, librarians, and media specialists. Contacts for additional information are provided. (CLB)

Developed to encourage and promote the establishment and maintenance of standards of excellence in all school library media centers, standards presented here are designed to be the minimum acceptable for Alaska schools. Each school is urged to use the standards as a base to develop a quality library media program which reflects the unique…

Presents information on library services to children and youth that was prepared for the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Children's needs and library responses are suggested, including locating and using information, use of current technology, equal access to information, critical thinking, and lifelong learning.…