A successful director must delegate authority and manage available resources to allow time for legal affairs, lobbying, public speaking, and community and institutional involvement. (RAA)

Describes a Junior High School project which began as a class project, a children's library story-theater using short plays with familiar storybook and contemporary characters, and original music. Students were involved in all stages of production and performance. (JMF)

Discusses the concept of sharing of resources by school and public libraries with respect to priorities, education of librarians, and progress that is being made. Twenty references are cited. (CHC)

Describes the career resources found in most public libraries. Includes information on periodical indexes and specific references that are available. (JOW)

Details a method of setting up and administering a career resource center in a public library. Gives specific sources of information and materials. (JOW)

Provides an overview of Canadian public library services to ethnic groups, including historical background, programs of the Toronto Public Library, the Multilingual Biblioservice (MBS) of the National Library of Canada, local holdings, and local acquisition programs. Fifteen references are cited. (FM)

Describes programs of the Information Center on Children's Cultures (New York City) which can easily be integrated into an existing school or public library schedule. Films/filmstrips that illustrate cultural diversity are mentioned, and a bibliography is provided. (JD)

This discussion of fund allocation for library collection development is based on interviews with administrative officers of the Brooklyn and Tompkins County, New York, public libraries. It is concluded that no materials budget can be used effectively without quality service at the level where librarians bring materials and patrons together.…

Briefly reviews the historical involvement of public libraries in adult programing, provides arguments for such service, and resources for background information on it, and then outlines in steps the decision points and components of an adult educational framework. (JD)

Presents a four-step model for "planning" or "forecasting" future of adult services in public libraries: (1) identification of forces at work; (2) analysis of probable impacts of one force upon another; (3) identification of preferred (and rejected) elements of future with forces that control elements; and (4) strategies to be…

Reviews library services to the elderly, noting in particular the areas and responsibilities of library involvement, the resources that are available for planning programs, and the variety of programs offered by individual libraries, including bookmobiles, courses, and outreach programs. (JD)

Describes a succession of government initiatives that challenge many metropolitan district and London borough library authorities to take advantage of increasing urban aid to tackle inner city problems relating to education, employment, and culture. An examination of the Inner Urban Areas Act of 1978 details the implementation of such initiative.…

Examines the key differences between the information industry and public libraries and describes the computerized Community Information Project of San Mateo County, California. (PF)

Development of Illinois Suburban Library System project linking school and public children's library services.

Once submerged in general fiction, African-American novels now have an authorship and readership to match other genres. This article examines the need for a separate genre section, African-American novels and writers, African-American collections in public libraries, African-American book clubs, book lists, and effects on mainstream publishing.…