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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1989
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED322911 |
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- Alabama Public Library Service Annual Report, 1989. Administrative Organization Annual Reports Blindness Federal Aid Library Administration Library Planning Library Services Library Statistics Library Technical Processes Professional Continuing Education Program Effectiveness Public Libraries This annual report highlights the accomplishments of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) during 1989. Introductory materials include a map of Alabama's Congressional districts, photographs of the executive board of APLS, and comments from the chairman of the executive board and from APLS' director. The following accomplishments are then reported: (1) the reference department acquired a facsimile capability, and received approximately one-third of its requests via facsimile; (2) APLS resources grew with the addition of 6,307 book titles, 120 periodical titles, 12 videocassettes, 302 16mm films, 612 reels of microfilm, and 70,539 sheets of microfiche; (3) circulation of cassette titles increased and disc titles decreased for the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; (4) a poster designed for the 1989 Year of the Young Reader, carrying the slogan "READ, ALABAMA, READ," was awarded top honors by the American Library Association's Swap-N-Shop, and several other projects were initiated in support of the Year of the Young Reader; and (5) the Library Development staff presented 49 continuing education programs for librarians during the fiscal year. A chart summarizes monies awarded to public libraries and library systems under Titles II and III of the Library Services Construction Act, and a directory of APLS staff concludes the report. (SD)