This directory contains resource materials and listings of organizations, funding resources, and databases pertaining to cultural programs in rural American communities. A 67-item bibliography includes books, journals, and newspaper articles covering arts and crafts, humanities, music, festivals, theater, historic preservation, economic development, and funding for arts and humanities. Each entry contains title, author, publication date, publisher, periodical, a brief annotation, and, when appropriate, the National Agricultural Library call number. Also included are a listing of five regularly published journals and six audiovisuals concerning rural culture and the implementation of arts and humanities programs. Alternative information resources (state organizations, regional organizations, service organizations, and bibliographic databases) are also listed. Electronic mail access for interlibrary loan requests from the National Agricultural Library is explained. (LP)