Introduces a special section on libraries and literacy with a brief overview of the current situation and the articles that follow. Additional issues that need to be addressed are also noted. (MES)

Sample suggestions/questions and replies from the University of Colorado Library suggestion box are presented. (SJ)

Ten years of experimenting with radio programs have convinced the libraries of the Northwestern Region of North Carolina, on the edge of the Appalachians, that free air time is a godsend. (Author)

Describes visits to several major libraries in China. (PF)

The program for the use of volunteers at the San Leandro library is described. (SJ)

Personal narrative of a librarian who provides books for shut-ins and senior citizens. (LS)

Reports on the visit of an American librarian to the libraries of Burma. (PF)

Describes the library in Nome. (JB)

Suggested are ways of establishing and running a program of library services for migrant agricultural workers. (13 references) (SJ)

A library administrator reminisces about his life as a librarian and relates his experiences now as a library user. (NH)

Without the benefit of library school training, Charles F. Lummis transformed the Los Angeles Public Library from a ladies reading club" into one of the foremost libraries in the country. (Author/NH)

Some of the stated needs of reading teachers include: more books where students can find them at arm's length, more open Door" hours, more help and time for individual students, more flexibility in borrowing rules, more books and other media relevant to the reading specialists, and more storytelling by librarians. (MF)