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Babanoury, Betty – 1990
Noting that Lekotek means "play library" in Swedish, this brief report describes the Lekotek Center, a resource and support center for the parents of disabled children under the age of five, which is affiliated with the Galesburg (Illinois) Public Library. Background on the Lekotek organization, whose goal is to integrate children with…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Childrens Libraries, Disabilities, Preschool Education
O'Donnell, Peggy, Ed. – 1976
In 1974, the Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities undertook a project to develop humanities programs to be implemented in local libraries. An institute was designed to train participating librarians in techniques for designing library programs incorporating themes from the humanities…
Descriptors: Cultural Centers, Humanities, Institutes (Training Programs), Library Education
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Holloway, Mary; Lovett, Valerie – 1980
Funded by Wake County, the Wake County Public School System, and the city of Raleigh, the Athens Community/School Library is a pilot project intended to provide a full range of services, within budgetary and personnel limits, to the Athens community, as well as a full complement of service to students. The program, as planned, will include…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Learning Resources Centers, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Turick, Dorothy Ann – 1973
This report summarizes the achievements of the Neighborhood Information Centers Project on a national basis. (Summaries for each of the five cities-Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, and Queens Borough, were submitted separately.) The purposes of the Project are to research the feasibility of the branch library as a Neighborhood Information…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Community Centers, Community Services
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Haycock, Ken – Emergency Librarian, 1990
Identifies issues that need to be addressed when planning combined school and public libraries. The importance of defining the role of the libraries and involving all participants in the planning process is stressed, and considerations relating to personnel selection, collection development, funding, and evaluation are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Evaluation, Financial Support, Learning Resources Centers
Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1996
This compendium is a companion document to the Maryland Sailor Online Public Information Network assessment final report, and contains detailed study findings, study data collection activity write-ups, detailed methodologies, data collection tools, and consultant notes on the uses of the study's data collection instruments. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks