Presents data pertaining to public library renovations and new buildings constructed during year ending June 30, 1982. Areas noted include community; population; gross square feet; construction, equipment, and site costs; volumes; reader seats; funds (federal, state, local, gift); and architect. Thirty-four references and a directory of architects…

Describes methods used by the Louisville Free Public Library's children's department to introduce the library's programs and services to elementary school children. Specific suggestions for one-person visitations are provided including pertinent book titles. (EJS)

Presents results of 1982 reading interest survey which polled 7,933 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 20. Conducted by the San Francisco Bay Area Young Adult Librarians (BAYA), the survey involved 13 participating public libraries. The top ten favorites in the categories of subjects, titles, and authors are noted. (EJS)

Provides overview of unemployment legislation and describes the workings of an Illinois fund--the Suburban Library System Unemployment Compensation Joint Account--formed by 64 Illinois public libraries and library systems to self-insure for unemployment compensation. (EJS)

The concept of information is defined and the role of the public library with regard to the ways information is and should be provided to create a knowledgeable citizenry is discussed. A 34-item bibliography is included. (CHC)

The New York Public Library's preservation and conservation activities during the last three decades that are discussed include environmental control systems, collection use, binding, deacidification, microphotography, and cooperative microfilming. A list of 32 references is included. (CHC)

Identifies the role of the trustee in the public library and the responsibilities that accompany it. (Author/LLS)

The interests of libraries and users are best served when library services are provided without fee. Policy makers must be convinced that library services are a combination of public and merit goods deserving governmental funding. (RAA)

Relates information and referral (I&R) services to the specific needs of the older adult. Subjects considered include special problems of older adults, stereotyping, ways of dealing with older adults in the context of I&R, problem callers, relationships with other agencies, and situations when I&R cannot help. (Author/JD)

Describes four successful public library programs for families and gives suggestions for planning programs and measuring their success. (LLS)

Reviews the history of rural public library service in the United States from the first library extension movement in the 1890s through the effects of the Library Services and Construction Act of 1964. (FM)

Describes British involvement in a field test of an American Library Association (ALA) project to develop a process which any public library could use in planning its services to meet the needs of the community it served. (Author/FM)

Presents a selective view of the current involvement and future prospects of school libraries in public library networking. (FM)

Reports on the literacy rate among adults in India, especially the role of public libraries and special programs in improving that rate. (FM)

In the face of increasing competition for informational and educational services, a convincing case might well be made for increasing support for continuing education through libraries as a viable response to the issue of public library survival. (Author)