Description of life in the Coney Island branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, extracted from the annual report. Stresses involvement with the community and the particular needs and problems of its people. (JS)

The seven libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System (California) used LSCA funds to establish a bookmobile project to reach farm laborers and migrant workers. (JB)

The role of a governing body and that of the librarian are separate and distinct. The librarian functions as an administrator while the governing board is concerned with policy making. The most important policy a governing body must make is book selection for public libraries. (NH)

Many libraries are now at the edge of disaster, and their needs for continued seed and incentive money at a reasonable level is an urgent one. (Author)

A progress report on audiovisual material cataloging standards and services is presented. (Author)

The librarian's role may be foreseen as that of helping to open the book of life to children and young people while recognizing their different cultural advantages. (48 references) (Author/NH)

For optimal allocations of limited funds, it is necessary for libraries to develop measures of output. Various forms of user exposure to documents are discussed in an effort to develop such measures for public libraries. It is suggested that the accrual method of accounting be used to compare such measures with costs. (40 references) (Author/NH)

Indiana's Michigan City Public Library was the first in the nation to serve all regardless of residence and the first to establish a branch library in a large, enclosed, heated shopping mall. The results of these new services are discussed. (Author/NH)

A trial no-fines" policy on children's books yields temporary but inconclusive results, and raises the question: should such library policy be subject to the results of experimentation. (Author)

The appropriateness of the title "Book People" traditionally given to the Jewish people is exemplified by the basic role played by the libraries in every aspect of life in Israel. (NH)

A decade after the establishment of a library system, Spring Valley's Finkelstein Library has seceded from the system. (Author)

The truest meaning of public service was that, although never used by all citizens, it was still available for any citizen. Whether public service in America can survive in the next decade, and maintain its basic altruistic concepts, will be the concern of all librarians. (Author/NH)

Discussion of the public library's need to provide personal and crisis information to teenagers highlights ways to meet their needs, e.g., gaining credibility, promoting services; outreach activities, e.g., booktalking, information resource files; cooperative activities with community services and agencies; and teenagers as a natural resource.…

This essay discusses the Moral Majority's tactics, political goals, and textbook and reading material viewpoints with regard to their effect on public and school libraries. Twelve references are provided. (EJS)

Assesses the state of the public library, briefly reviewing the history of the institution and discussing library purpose, services, and patrons at the present and in the future. Seven references are provided. (EJS)