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Download full textBabanoury, Betty – 1990
Noting that Lekotek means "play library" in Swedish, this brief report describes the Lekotek Center, a resource and support center for the parents of disabled children under the age of five, which is affiliated with the Galesburg (Illinois) Public Library. Background on the Lekotek organization, whose goal is to integrate children with…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Childrens Libraries, Disabilities, Preschool Education
PDF pending restorationLowell, Marcia – 1976
This report from the Oregon State Library deals with the expenditures and status of programs funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) for the period ending June 30, 1976. The administration policies for these funds are described and an account of program expenditures is included. Through LSCA the State Library has increased…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Disabilities, Institutional Libraries
North Dakota Library Notes, 1975
A five-year plan for library improvement developed in North Dakota under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) is presented. The plan includes long-range programs that meet the state's assessed needs for improved library service to special groups in specific geographical areas, improved public library services, and construction and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Molz, Kathleen, Comp. – 1974
Examples are given of the ways that the states have used funds from Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act to assist libraries in implementing outreach projects for the benefit of those who cannot easily avail themselves of ordinary service. Library outreach programs for inner-city residents; for non-English speaking persons in New…
Descriptors: Community Services, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Inner City
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1970
The Bills seek to lessen the administrative burden upon the States through reduction of the number of State plans, which must be submitted and approved annually, from five to one and to afford the States greater discretion in allocating funds to meet specific State needs by combining, within a single authorization, the programs formerly authorized…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Library Cooperation
Neff, Evaline B. – 1990
One in a series of published reports on selected Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) program areas, this report presents the record of accomplishments in library services to the disabled during fiscal year 1987 nationwide, including programs in Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The typical services reported include the recordings…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille
PDF pending restorationCassell, Marianne Kotch – 1991
This practical manual provides useful, concrete ideas and suggestions to help public libraries make libraries more accessible to persons with disabilities. Most suggestions are for persons who have difficulty with mobility. Reviews of pertinent laws and regulations are followed by concrete, step-by step suggestions for planning for accessibility,…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Facility Planning, Facility Requirements
Office of Libraries and Learning Technologies (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
Written by the administrative librarians who have key responsibilities for collection of data concerning priority areas of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), these reports summarize information provided by state library administrative agencies for 1980. They report on (1) services to physically handicapped persons; (2) services to…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
Gould, Rodney J. – 1968
An evaluation is given of the accomplishments of the State of Oregon institutional libraries between the periods of May 2 and August 23, 1968 including recommendations for future endeavors. Early in 1968 the Assistant State Librarian conferred with institutional administrators and library Advisory Council members for Library Services and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1986
Applications for Federal Assistance (Form 424) from the Library Development Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission are presented, along with supporting documentation, for each of the following programs: Title I--Library Services; Title II--Public Library Construction; and Title III--Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Financial Support
de Usabel, Frances; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – 1986
The final product of the Wisconsin Special Users Needs Assessment project initiated in the summer of 1984, this report outlines how library systems have worked with hard-to-reach and underserved populations over the past 10 years. The document is divided into three parts. Based on a review of the systems' annual plans and evaluations for the past…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Federal Aid
Black, D.V.; And Others – 1973
To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Information Needs
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
The eight reports featured in this publication detail the accomplishments of the State Grant Program (Titles I through IV) funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). Written by members of the Public Library Support Staff, these descriptions are based on state and local library reports on how they meet a variety of users' needs.…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1974
Financial and operational data and brief program descriptions are provided for the projects of fiscal year 1974-75 funded in South Carolina under the Library Services and Construction Act. Projects include the strengthening of collections and services, service to the handicapped and those with special needs, film programs, and library networking.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Aid
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1975
The revised long-range plan (1976-1980) for library services in Arizona begins with an overview of the state library organization and the present library service in the state. Thereafter needs, goals, and objectives are identified, and activities are outlined in the areas of regional development, county libraries, the library extension service,…
Descriptors: Costs, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Information Services
