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Hall, Richard B. – Library Journal, 1993
Reports the results of 23 referenda on funding public library capital campaigns. The location of each referendum, the pass/fail rate by season, and data summarizing referenda over the past six years are provided. Two sidebars cover the failed referendum in Westerville (Ohio) and the successful referendum in Saratoga Springs (New York). (KRN)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Library Facilities, Library Planning, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedCha, Mikyeong; Pungitore, Verna L. – Library & Information Science Research, 1998
This study of public libraries in Ohio explored whether voluntary state public library standards will be complied with to the same extent by smaller and larger libraries. Findings indicate that library size, as measured by population and income, is a factor in two categories of standards components: community input and library management. Contains…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compliance (Psychology), Library Administration, Library Research
Peer reviewedPratt, Allan D. – Public Libraries, 1998
Data on the 81 largest libraries in the "Public Library Data Service '96 Statistical Report" were examined to determine the validity of commonly held assumptions, namely that the age, educational level, and economic status of a community correlate, one way or another, with public library use and support in that community. No evidence to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Data Analysis, Demography, Library Services
Seamon, Joan, Ed.; Miller, Connie, Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1987
This issue provides a detailed overview of the Illinois literacy effort, including committee lists, project proposal forms, rules and regulations, financial support information, and a chronology of events. Several articles focus on the planning and implementation of literacy programs and the role of the library in literacy education. (CLB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Involvement, Financial Support
Download full textBertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Rubin, Jeffrey H. – 1999
The purpose of the California State Library-sponsored project, InFoPeople, is to enhance access to information resources by providing points of public access to the Internet in public libraries throughout the state of California. This Stage 1 report represents an initial set of findings and issues related to the InFoPeople project and provides the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Data Analysis
Nassau Library System, Garden City, NY. – 1975
In the fall of 1974, the Nassau County Library System conducted a study of the New Hyde Park Public Library at the request of that library's directing board. Relevant documents and statistics were reviewed, building usage was studied, and the library staff and community organizations were questioned. The library was analyzed in terms of the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Facility Utilization Research, Library Circulation, Library Collections
