Thirteen short papers are presented which discuss various aspects of library acquisitions, programing, and evaluation of services. Among the papers are the reports of the American Library Association's Committees on copyright and on legislation. Media topics included a compilation of bibliographies, primarily of film sources; a study of media acquisition problems in 46 Michigan schools; a survey of the most requested features in a microfilm viewer. Public library services were examined in relation to non-sexist Young Adult (YA) programing; new evaluation techniques for kinds of services; library utilization by residents, patients and inmates of Los Angeles County institutions; specialized reference services offered to Pasadena, California economic community. Publishing information includes summarized needs and problems of the textbook market. Other topics dealt with recently introduced federal legislation of interest to librarians; aid available to libraries needing to meet criteria of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); the collection and exchange of ephemeral material. (NR)