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Peer reviewedOliver, Kent – Public Libraries, 1997
When the Johnson County Library (Shawnee Mission, Kansas) went the extra mile to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an intensive program of building modification, new equipment acquisition, staff education, and community-awareness promotion was the result. A Disabilities Awareness Month was also launched. (AEF)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Community Involvement, County Libraries
Download full textSchuurman, Guy – 1975
Until 1972, library services in Salt Lake County consisted of a group of branch libraries with nearly identical collections for recreational reading. Because the needs of the community had become more complex, a new regional library was built to coordinate library operations and establish new services. Among the innovations in public library…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Branch Libraries, Community Involvement, County Libraries
