This guide presents a description of a typical citizens' learning network in a small-sized city in Japan, guidelines for establishing and administering a similar network, and a copy of the regulations of the citizens' learning network in Munakata, Japan. Addressed in the first part of the volume are the following topics: the nature and scope of a citizens' learning network, the purposes of such a network, the recruitment process and selection criteria used in choosing volunteer teachers to staff a citizen's learning network, criteria for selecting programs and areas of learning, two different procedures for participating in a network, information concerning learners, and a flowchart depicting the system of a learning network. The regulations provided deal with general principles governing the citizen's learning network in Munakata, its administrative system, its use of volunteer teachers, network-sponsored learning activities, general affairs, and subsidiary rules and amendments of the regulations. Concluding the guide is a newsletter written in Japanese. (MN)