All of the goals, objectives and programs outlined for North Carolina are interrelated. In each of them, special attention is given to such Federal priorities as service to low-income families; strengthening the Office of State Library administrative agency; serving the physically handicapped and blind; the institutionalized (especially…

In order to design an effective long-range program for human beings, a planner must face the realization that: (1) library users are the only valid sources for evaluating services; (2) empathy for those whom the library intends to serve must be the primary concern; and (3) stated criteria for evaluating library service must be in measurable terms.…

Past efforts at development plans have resulted in well thought out courses of action and have consistently included objectives. The plans have not, however, achieved the big goals of their makers to provide quality library service to all residents of Oregon. The problem appears to have been a combination of two lacks: lack of implementation…

A description of where and how the Office of Library Services operates is included in this Long-Range Plan for Hawaii's libraries. This includes the geographical setting, as well as a description of the political and economic characteristics of the state. It indicates some of the implications for growth for Hawaii's libraries in terms of…

The overall goal of the Long-Range Program for Massachusetts' libraries is: to stimulate awareness and understanding of critical social issues and problems and to assist all individuals in reaching their highest potential for self-development. The means for achieving this overall goal are given as sub-goals. Sub-goal 1, shall be the further…

A comprehensive five year program for the improvement of library services in Ohio is outlined in this document with particular reference to those programs which can be assisted by the federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). The document has the following purposes: (1) to meet the requirements of the LSCA amendments of 1970; (2) to…

in addition to meeting the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), 1970, this Long-Range Program is presented to make known the library needs of the state and to show how funds under this Act may contribute to meeting these needs. The Program also aims to provide guidance to all citizens of Arkansas who are engaged, or…

The objective of Pennsylvania's State Plan for use of Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds is continued development of a statewide system of libraries so that good quality, free, convenient, public library service will be available to every resident of the state. The system consists of: (1) local libraries or bookmobile stops so…

New York State's long history of interest in libraries has provided a series of studies and evaluations of library service dating back to the 1940's. Because of this, a broad and well-planned base already existed from which the New York State Long-Range Plan for Library Service was developed. As a result, it is necessary to read this plan in…

Librarians of New Mexico have long felt that the library services of the state are not well enough organized nor of sufficient strength to meet the challenges of providing the information-related services its citizens need. This concern led to a series of studies of the problems and joint efforts towards solving them. Public, school, academic, and…

The New Hampshire Long-Range Program contains: (1) a description of New Hampshire's identified present and projected library needs; (2) a plan of action for meeting these identified needs over the next five years and (3) a statement of policies, criteria, priorities, and procedures, to be updated as progress toward meeting the State's library…

Organization of library development in Alaska will follow the Public Administration Services recommendation of three regions with community outlets and centers, a resource center and a research library in each region. A Regional Coordinator as a member of the State Library staff is needed in each region to work with all the communities and…

Since the Department of Libraries, by Vermont statute, is concerned almost exclusively with the public libraries of the State, this long-range plan will reflect that responsibility. Allusion is made to school, academic and special libraries and, within the context of cooperative projects, they will be directly involved. Thus, this document is a…

More than 400,000 of West Virginia's population are without library service of any kind. The rest, with a few exceptions, have negligible to minimal library services and facilities. Appendix B of this report delineates county by county the actual extent of library service accessible to the populace. A study of the economic conditions in each…

The state of Washington has traditionally involved as many members of the library community as possible in the development of long-range planning for library services. The work of the Washington Library Association, along with the surveys and activities of other groups and individuals during the past 40 years, is documented in Section I of this…