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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1974
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED094764 |
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- Issues and Options in the Financing of the Public Library. Federal Aid Federal State Relationship Financial Support Library Expenditures Library Services Public Libraries State Aid Public library financing has recently become an increasingly important concern with shrinking resources, substandard services, and urban problems. The situation has become so acute that the very survival of the institution is at issue. The quality and utilization of services are serious matters, and states and localities must recognize their responsibilities. The federal government has a role too, for leadership and financing must come from that level. The main problem is that library expenditures have not kept pace with public expenditures and public needs. While several financing options are available, a balanced intergovernmental funding system should offer a dynamic partnership of federal, state, and local governments. A new and broader kind of federal commitment geared to an expanded and improved pattern of public library services for the nation is proposed. (WH)