The handbook is a combination and incorporation of two previously published handbooks. The approach has been expanded to emphasize the role of the local library in relation to other libraries, library systems, the State Library and library cooperative programs. The services of modern libraries has become increasingly complex, and involves all members of the community. The old attitude that library trustees should be drawn from the "cultured" section of the community is no longer tenable since the library now serves varied segments of that community. Qualifications of a good trustee are based on a multitude of characteristics other than sex, income or education. (AB)