Under the auspices of the International Reading Association, an evaluation was conducted of Rural Education and Development (READ) program of creating community libraries in Nepal. READ set out to address the high rates of illiteracy and poverty in Nepal through the development of these libraries. To examine READ's approach, a team of…

Discusses trends in public library service for adults. (PF)

Recommends the establishment of a national bibliographic center for public libraries as an alternative source of cataloging. (PF)

Demonstrates how a small public library can extend its services using cable television. (PF)

The results of a survey of public relations activities in 27 selected public libraries are summarized. (PF)

In an experimental selective dissemination program, public library patrons were supplied with printed booklists based on individual subject preferences.

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…

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)

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)

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)

Speech given before the Conference on Public-Library Relations (New York City, February 8-9, 1968).

This bibliography of the holdings of the Lighter-Than-Air Society includes books, serials, manuscripts, and photographs acquired by gift and purchase. Information on Lighter-Than-Air craft is contained in technical treatises, scholarly histories, biographies, popular narratives and tales of adventure in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,…

Compiled from information supplied by directors of the systems and State departments or agencies administering library programs, this directory provides listings that are current through November 1, 1978. The listings are arranged regionally and alphabetically by the names of the specific reference and research library resources systems to which…