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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1980
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED191500 |
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- The Combined School and Public Library in Olney, Texas. Kitchens, James A. Community Development Community Information Services Community Programs Learning Resources Centers Library Cooperation Library Facilities Library Services Mergers Public Libraries School Community Relationship School Libraries The dedication in June 1979 of a newly constructed library facility in Olney, Texas, brought together the collections of the school and public libraries, which had been administered as a single unit with one board, library coordinator, and budget, since 1974. A study conducted to evaluate the coordinated library which existed from 1974 to 1979 examined the operation of the library both from the administrative point of view and on a day-to-day basis, problems which arose and their solutions, community attitudes toward the library, and the advantages and disadvantages of such library services. Some 60 persons responded to open-ended questions in hour-long interviews, including library personnel, teachers, students, community leaders, and community residents. Minutes of the various boards involved and all written documents relevant to the research were also examined. A discussion of the findings includes descriptions of the library operations being studied--i.e., the library board, funding, administration and budgeting, censorship, and new programs--as well as advantages of this approach to library service, and factors which were important to its success. (RAA)