The settings for this article are rural and remote communities in the province of Ontario, Canada, where the advent of high-speed Internet has brought about new opportunities for the provision of public health and information services. This article proposes that public funding agencies and service providers will gain planning and evaluation…

The pervasive, personal crisis of intimate partner violence (IPV) demands community information resources in workforce, health care, mental health, public housing, criminal justice, and social service arenas. Although generally underutilized, public libraries have a pivotal role to play as the only public institution specifically structured to…

The paper reports on a collaborative education model involving library education, faculty and public library practitioners preparing under-represented and culturally diverse individuals for employment as support staff in public libraries. The Urban Library Program (ULP) is an intensive ten month education certificate at the para-professional…

There has been much talk about libraries, including public libraries, being uniquely positioned to act as key agents for developing the critical skill of information literacy in their communities. Yet there is a notable lack of literature addressing information literacy and the public library, especially when compared to the volume of material on…

Discusses the opportunities for local history librarians in Great Britain and describes the local history course at Loughborough University of Technology. (PF)

Both program planning and public relations are necessary in attracting readers, watchers, and listeners to the public library. (Author/PF)

A citation from the 23rd P/A Awards Program for the design of a public library to be built of an industrialized panel system. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the history of the American public library and suggests directions for research. (PF)

Outlines the career of the first Afro-American to receive a scholarship at the School of Library Service, Columbia University. (PF)

Describes the history and current operations of a library serving the American community in France. (PF)

The sources of funding for metropolitan libraries are described, their inadequacies are discussed, and possible solutions are suggested. Data on per capita expenditures by public libraries in some 90 cities are included. (PF)

A brief history of Stoke Newington and South Hornsey (North London), their literary figures, early volunteer libraries, and the evolution of the Stoke Newington Public Library. (LS)

Describes the new Tokyo library, with its special services, especially for the visually and physically handicapped. (LS)

Identifies the specifically Australian needs that have led to the modification of the predominantly British tradition in the establishment of certain types of libraries, such as public libraries. (JB)