The emphasis of this look at today's public libraries and their future is on the policies of these libraries rather than their funding. (NH)

Gives examples of successful library programs and notes additional staff needs resulting from such programs. (SP)

Gives examples of successful library programs and notes additional staff needs resulting from such programs. (SP)

These general reflections on the conditions required for the success of systematized reading, through integrated library service, apparently depart somewhat from the subject of International Book Year. Yet, they are closely connected with the forces of society which indicate self-fulfillment and social progress through the use of books. (1…

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)