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Public Library Service for Older Adults: Update 1984.

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Turock, Betty J. – Library Quarterly, 1987

Data collected from 318 libraries across the United States are used to (1) identify, describe, and compare the extent and variety of current library services for older adults with those in 1971, and (2) measure variables in organizational support and suggest how they might influence service provision. (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Demography

Meeting the Literacy Challenge.

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Chute, Adrienne – 1987

Focusing on federal efforts to fight illiteracy through the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, this report describes some of the literacy projects that have been supported by LSCA funds, examines current literacy trends, and discusses some ideas for the future. The definition of literacy is considered, public libraries are…

Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Programs, Federal Aid, Instructional Materials