Wisconsin state library, school library, and public school agencies advise against the consolidation of school and public libraries as a response to budget pressures. Adult library use generally declines under such arrangements. Inequity of support for various geographical areas could result. In addition, legal questions concerning the use of school collections by nonpublic school students have not been resolved. Experience in Wisconsin and literature reports do not show that such consolidations save money. In determining their policy position, the agencies considered a list of questions concerning facilities, staffing, decision-making authority, financing, collection, and administration which might indicate the feasibility of consolidation. Single paragraph descriptions of the three existing Wisconsin consolidated libraries and an 18-reference bibliography are appended. (KB)