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Direct linkAnderson, Dee – ALA Editions, 2008
Because they're quick and fun to read, riddles can "hook" even reluctant readers and keep them coming back for more. Riddles also improve vocabulary, comprehension, and oral reading; enhance deductive and inductive thinking skills; and promote libraries as places for fun. Drawing on her work with children in schools and public libraries, Dee…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Oral Reading, Public Libraries, Library Skills
Download full textOnline Submission, 2008
Issues 256 through 265 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2008 include computer usage by public library patrons, Colorado summer reading programs, children's' use of public libraries, and the…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Areas, Library Services
Gust, Ran – Online Submission, 2008
Recovery of significant achievements by exemplary individuals and institutions in public education and librarianship informs our present understanding and motivates future efforts. This narrative history recounts some of the struggles and successes of a great city library when the very conception of a free, public library was still being defined.…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Public Education, Library Development, Library Facilities
Galvin, Hoyt; Asbury, Barbara – Library Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Buildings, Costs, Library Facilities, Public Libraries
Olasky, Christine – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1975
Discusses trends in public library service for adults. (PF)
Descriptors: Adults, Librarians, Library Extension, Library Services
Freedman, Maurice J. – Library Journal, 1976
Recommends the establishment of a national bibliographic center for public libraries as an alternative source of cataloging. (PF)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Automation, Library Technical Processes, Public Libraries
Darby, Jim L.; Mulder, Libby – Previews, 1975
Demonstrates how a small public library can extend its services using cable television. (PF)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Library Services, Public Libraries, Videotape Recordings
Peer reviewedFontaine, Sue – Catholic Library World, 1975
The results of a survey of public relations activities in 27 selected public libraries are summarized. (PF)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Library Surveys, Public Libraries, Public Relations
Peer reviewedMagrill, Rosemary; Davis, Charles H. – RQ, 1974
In an experimental selective dissemination program, public library patrons were supplied with printed booklists based on individual subject preferences.
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Fiction, Library Research, Library Services
Anchorage Municipal Libraries, AK. – 1985
This bibliography of print and non-print materials on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was prepared by the Anchorage, Alaska School District and the Anchorage Municipal Libraries. The resource list is divided into two sections according to its availability from these two organizations. Each resource is listed by call number and, for those available…
Descriptors: Biographies, Books, Films, Holidays
Sheridan, Robert N. – Library Journal, 1974
Describes a project of the Levittown Public Library to determine its book loss rate, the methods of determining losses, kinds and ages of books lost, and use of the "Tattle Tape" security system to reduce book loss. (LS)
Descriptors: Books, Library Materials, Library Research, Public Libraries
Plotnik, Art – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1974
A look at the color, style, dreams, and nightmares of several West Coast libraries, with particular emphasis on the Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco areas. Brief notes on Southern California Answering Network and Bay Area Reference Center. (LS)
Descriptors: Information Networks, Library Facilities, Library Services, Public Libraries
Drolet, Leon L. – Unesco Bulletin for Libraries, 1975
Describes recent efforts by public libraries in the United States to make use of community antenna television (CATV) to improve their services, particularly by the telecasting of programs appealing to small audiences. (Author)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Services, Metropolitan Areas, Public Libraries
Darling, Richard L. – Sch Libr J, 1969
Speech given before the Conference on Public-Library Relations (New York City, February 8-9, 1968).
Descriptors: Library Cooperation, Library Services, Public Libraries, School Libraries
Coats, Reed – Wilson Libr Bull, 1969
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Library Facilities, Library Services, Public Libraries
