In January 1970 the Council on Library Resources (CLR) arranged a meeting to introduce the Dallas Public Library to the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and to the idea of a project in which the Library would assume the role of acting as a center for CLEP information and providing assistance to CLEP candidates. The historical background of this project is presented in this report. It was agreed that, to determine the effectiveness of the public library in this area of adult education, a project of two years duration would be required. In determining the Library's effectiveness, the Library would be demonstrating whether or not public libraries are at this time prepared to assume this role in adult education. Five Branch Libraries of the Dallas Public Library System were selected to act as model public libraries in the project; they differ from each other in size of facility, staff, and collection, and they serve quite different socio-economic-cultural-ethnic communities. A copy of the proposal for the project is appended. (Related documents are LI003917 through 003919). (Author/NH)