The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 require the expenditure of 25 percent of the basic grant to States to provide the disadvantaged and the handicapped with vocational education programs. This publication discusses the specific requirements of the federal law and describes classification systems for identifying the disadvantaged and…

The assessment of needs identified by this long range program for library services in Idaho include the needs for services at the state, regional and local levels. It also discusses: Idaho's public school, and academic libraries and the specialized library services needed for: the blind and physically handicapped, the aging, migrants, and Indians.…

This program reflects the history of development of Nevada's libraries from early days to present status. Recommendations noted in biennial reports of the State Librarians, the Legislative Council Bureau, and outside consultants as well as Nevada's own library leadership have been considered in formulating this document. Needs for library service…

The introduction (Section I) to the Arizona Long-Range Program contains: the Planning process: past, present, future; General statements of library and archives, functions organization, etc.; and General statements of the conditions of Arizona: demography and library services. Section II contains needs, goals and objectives. Action to implement…

This program expresses a library philosophy that rests on the following principles: (1) That government--city, county, state, and federal--is responsible for the educational, economic, and cultural development of the society it serves; (2) That libraries are vital agents in the educational, economic, and cultural development of cities, counties,…

The goal of statewide library service in South Dakota was adopted to provide for the informational, cultural, recreational, and professional needs of its citizens residing in the rural communities and isolated areas of the state. Recommended objectives to support the goal of the statewide library service are given. (Other State Plans are: ED 069…

A task force to study library services in Maine composed of six library representatives and 15 lay persons representing various groups was formed in 1969. The five year program presented here was prepared to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act. The task force made the following recommendations: (1) coordinate…

The long-range program for Illinois libraries was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act. The plan sets forth the long-range goal "the assured provision of excellent library service for all the residents of the state so that the need for cultural, educational, informational and recreational…

The main areas of concern in this long-range development program to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act are the following: public library development and facilities, public library services for the disadvantaged, library services for the blind, physically handicapped and institutionalized persons, intertype library…

Programs for North Dakota's long-range library development have been planned which will provide for meeting the assessed needs of the state's population insofar as funds permit, and insofar as it is possible to satisfy these needs through the provision of public library service. The assessment of needs of student clientele and the development of…

The purposes of this document which is the 1972 version of the long-range plan for library development are: to identify the broad goals of library service; to delineate specific objectives which will be involved in reaching those goals; to assess the existing situation with regard to both objectives and goals; to determine what procedures,…

The ultimate goal of this long-range development plan is that as many Missourians as possible be enabled to have available that kind of library service which will assist them to be a part of fundamental human processes. To achieve this goal, focus, in order of priority, is upon the following programs: (1) library service to the blind, physically…

The plan for the development of library service for the people of Utah is designed to indicate directions for public library service and to define areas of interaction between all types of libraries in and out of the state. It defines the needs of various groups and areas of the state. It lists goals and objectives to help meet these needs and…

During the past decade great progress has been made in Alabama to provide library service to the people. However, in order to move forward the State must take stock of where it is in terms of library resources and services and plan for future growth. The purposes of this Long-Range Program are to establish, extend and improve libraries in areas…

The long range program proposed in this document is intended to provide the necessary framework for assuring that funds received through the Library Services and Construction Act will be used for assistance in: (1) the establishment, extension, and improvement of public library services in the areas of the state which are without such services or…