This report summarizes a collection of nine essays addressing the future of libraries that were an outgrowth of a study conducted by the Office of Library Programs to develop a research agenda. The study is described in the first of three sections of this report, and abstracts of the essays are presented in the second section. Areas of concern addressed by the essays include: (1) the social mission of the library; (2) the flow of information through society; (3) the economics of information; (4) changing user needs; and (5) requirements for user education and training. The final section presents additional questions and issues in library and information science that were raised by the 40 librarians, educators, policymakers, and other professionals who participated in meetings convened as part of the study. Issues that face educators, government leaders, and citizens who use library services are included. (CGD)