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ERIC Number: ED274344
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1966-Jul
Pages: 25
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
The Federal Government and Public Libraries: A Ten-Year Partnership, 1957-1966.
Frantz, John C.; Cohen, Nathan M.
Health, Education and Welfare Indicators, Jul 1966
The background, provisions, and administration of the Library Services Act and the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are explained. Federal, state, and local roles in financing and staffing are detailed, and various library programs are discussed. Continuing public library needs in the areas of service and construction are presented. Seven tables and three charts provide statistics on expenditures, professional staffing, program activity, book circulation, public library buildings, and funding for each state and U.S. territory. (KM)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities, Library Personnel, Library Services, Library Statistics, Outreach Programs, Public Libraries, Rural Areas, State Aid, State Libraries, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC.
Identifiers: Library Funding; Library Services and Construction Act