In an experimental selective dissemination program, public library patrons were supplied with printed booklists based on individual subject preferences.

Discusses objectives for public library services to the disabled in terms of material, equipment, facilities, services, and staffing, and reports selected results of a 1979 survey of public library service to the physically impaired. (FM)

Describes social, cultural, informational, and educational programs and services that are offered by some libraries in Louisiana to their adult patrons. (JD)

Suggests people in the community who may be sources of information: mailmen, bartenders, policemen, cabdrivers, number runners, and countless others. (LS)

Libraries must do some research before trying to establish a community information center. Librarians should consider feasibility, identify the target population, inventory community resources, define information needs, and provide for continuing study while the service is in operation. (LS)

A workable system for collection development in this library is a weekly review of standard selection tools, catalogs, and publishers' notices by the book selection committee (library director and the department heads of adult, children's, bookmobile, and technical services). (JAB)

A questionnaire was mailed to 723 libraries (385 responded) to inquire about special collections size, type of material, and assigned hours and responsibilities of staff. Assistance from unions requested by libraries includes financial support, promotion of library use through union headquarters, and bibliographies prepared by union officials.…

An experiment at the Rockford Public Library Business, Science and Technology Division in which clerical help was used to answer telephoned inquiries thereby releasing the librarian to help the walk-in clientele is reported and evaluated. (1 reference) (NH)

A description of administrative aspects of the Nassau Library System (New York) by the Director. Presented at a colloquium held at the School of Library Science, State University of New York, Albany, in 1969. (JB)

Initiates a new state emphasis for the column by highlighting recent public library programs and services for adults in Florida. Music, photography, and women's programs offered by the Leon County Public Library are described in more detail. (JD)

These guidelines developed by the Genealogy Committee of the History Section of the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association are intended to assist public libraries providing beginning genealogical collections and services. They cover collection development, personnel, access, and fiscal considerations. (EA)

The recent resurgence of interest outside the library field in independent study and the development of formal programs for nontraditional study provide new opportunities for public libraries to serve the independent learner. (Author)

A lighthearted expose of non-typical patrons and their use and abuse of the reference librarian. (JAB)

Frequent requests for employment information in a public library resulted in the development of an index to want ads in newspapers and periodicals. Local, national, and some international job openings are indexed by occupational field. (JAB)

Describes the five major principles of fiction classification laid out by early theorists and discusses studies that measure patron reactions to fiction classification schemes. Areas for further research are suggested, and 15 references are listed.(MES)