NEWSLETTER 1fo50 ISSN 0065-9096 SEPTEMBER, 1978 A HERSTORY OF ~60 WOMEN'S BOOK COLLECTIONS By Rosemary Rasmussen
As we drove up the deserted New York side street to Tower Press, Maryann Turner, affec INSIDE: tionately known to her friends as Buckwheat, was sitting atop a pile of boxes just off the freight elevator. The boxes were filled with her new book which she was absorbed in reading. Problem Patrons We took a few snapshots for the record, and then eagerly began our part in distribution, p.2 the next step in the birth of this entirely woman-produced book. And how appropriate for a book entitled Biblioteca Femina,~ Herstory Community of Book Collections concerning Women. Along with most of women's herstory, the Block Grants record of collections by, for, or about women has been buried or obscured, if the collections themselves survive at all. Biblioteca Femina P.6 is named after one such early collection, begun by Grace Thompson Seton for the 1933 International Small Presses Conclave of Women Writers in Chicago, and now dispersed in the general collection of North P.3 western University. The book discusses the growth and contents of this first biblioteca femina as well as many other collections, so that they will never be lost or forgotten. For example, even in circles of feminist librarians, it is not common shared herstory that in 1935 Rosika Schwimmer had a plan for "a world center for women's archives" to be started with the books filling her New York apartment. Although her dream was never realized, much good came from the effort and her personal collection is now at the New York Public Library. It is not unusual for women to turn their homes over to developing a library. In 1969 in Berkeley, the "Women's History Research Center Library," one of the mo re famous women's collections, was started by Laura X in her home, where it grew, filling an .~wen faster growing need , until its original housing and finances were no longer (continued on p. 4) SRRT NEWSLETTER problem patronSage2
by Gay Frances Boughourian Our responsibility is to those who are really patrons. We have courted them, gave them programs. lured them into our libraries. They are our responsibility, Too long have we our stereotype. fitted not only to protect them but to fulfill our promises to them, Too long have we been the passive librarian. our promises of a richer, better, more enjoyable life; to fulfill Too long have we allowed the unwashed, the abusive, our mission, the mission of our library--"informing, instructing the the starer, the peerer, genitalia exhibitor, and enriching the lives of the City's residents." These are the kooky, the dazed, the spaced-out, the delin our our people, our quent, the gang, the disoriented, the disturbed, charges, mission. the uncontrollable and all those who use the We have dissipated our energies, our time with the others. library not for its libraryness but as a way station. We have allowed them to dissipate our energies, our enthusiasm 1 mental on bombardment Too long have we chosen not to do anything,'not with their daily assaults us, with the of to violate their rights as they have ours and their acts. We have adapted ourselves to live with the our patrons and our staff. bizarre. Too long have we allowed their rights to surpass the minority of those in the library. A policy of not tolerating library abusers should be promulgated. Too long have we placed the rights of our own minds, our colJ~ues'and our patrons' in second place because they did not cry out for our attention Specific guidelines should be set down so that the staff will and we were too we even had not being unselfish to consider that rights to know how to carry out the policy of the Library which we in endangered, mentally assaulted or psyche-damaged. ~hefront lines must do. Too long have we allowed the torture of the water-dropping of these indi viduals' acts. (Individuals they are, not patrons. They are library A part of our training/orientation should be Sally Dumaux's abusers not users. They are people abusers, not patrons.) excellent panel to acquaint/orient/understand the problem patron Too long have we on the good of those sane, or relied faith at least and where s/he might be coming from and what help available outwardly who use is so, those libraries for their libraryness, not for for them as well as us. (Tape available) their public buildingness, for their sock-washing sink-filled restrooms, for their way stationness. Too long have we been non-assertive for those who are our patrons, those for whom we were the ones to make a decision, to take action, to take What is the cost otherwise? charge, to care for those in our charge. Too long have we mistaken a expression person's right to free against What is the cost in lost patrons7 What is the cost in the rights of those who work in and those who use the library. How damaged psyches? What is the cost in spent energy and many have we lost because of this mistake? enthusiasm? What is the cost of losing/surrendering Too long have we done nothing. our rights to an unviolated place to work? And now we have problems. What is the cost? Small wonder. but •••
We came unprepared And we were never prepared along the way And the idea of denying anyone the use of the library for whatever reason has gone against the grain, was not a part of our librarianness. It was not a part of our lives, our creed of fair access, or the Library Bill of Rights. To deny access was not a part of why we became librarians.
So what's the answer. By not doing anything about their behavior we are reinforcing them and they will continue to act this way. We lose credibility with our other patrons. Who can not call us passive? Again we have proven that to do nothing is our modus operandi, (Reprinted with permission from the COMMUNICATOR, and to-do-nothing-behavior has been reinforced because no one the monthly newsletter of the Librarian's Guild has done anything to us to get us to change it. Those who would of the Los Angeles Public Library. Available to do Jilf thing--our patrons--have been passive, too--it's easier- and.~ not come back. all non-guild members at $10. per year, Box 7 Does one fi d e Los Angeles, California, 90071.) No, bee ause n the these souls in other public buildings such as museums? ~crollsand A~a;~a~enot allowed in. Are paintings and artifacts. Does one find these souls in ocher public buildings such as museumsr No, because they are not allowed i n. Are paintings and artifacts , scrolls and stela more important than staff and patrons? As ~~ as we provide a harbor, they will come unto us. As as we do not make it uncomfortable for them as they are mak it for the staff and the patrons they will come. This is not our mission. We are not a mission.
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The second edition of the DIRECTORY of the BLACK A special report on Approp CAUCUSof the AMERICAN riate Technology is avail LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, more able free from the Ozark than two years in preparation, Institute, P. 0. Box 549, is an updated listing of black Eureka Springs, Arkansas, librarians throughout the and 72632 ~ "Enabling people United States other parts to respond more fully to the of the world. Divided into growing need for small-scale four sections -- Alphabetical technology" is the goal of - Home Addresses, Alphabetical "Sexual Harassment: A Hid proponents of the concept. - Library Addresses, Classi- den Issue" is a 7-page pub This special issue of Ozarka fied - Type of Library, and lication discussing the includes discussions of all Classified - Geographical rights of persons facing aspects of the issue, and Location -- the DIRECTORY is seduction on the job or on an use useful bibliographies. excellent tool for in campus, including a list of locating the black librarian. organizations to contact and a bibliography. Avail To order your copy, mail able from the Project on the $10.00 and your name and Status and Education of address to: Women, 1818 R Street, N. W., Washington D. C. 20009. Richard Griffin P. 0. Box 11 Greenvale, NY 11548
Please make check (or money order) payable to the BLACK CAUCUS-ALA. Sorry, no orders can be accepted without pay ment. SRRT NEWSLETTER Page 3 New Task Force On SMAllPRESS Peace Information By Elizabeth Morrissett BRANTPlANS As information people, we know that communi cations are selectively received. A great The project, GAASP, is designed to introduce deal of information may be available but re the publications of small presses to college main unused for a long time, then suddenly, it libraries by experimenting and developing will catch the imagination of a great number of "non-traditional acquisition models" for four people and political action results. year colleges selected especially for this pur pose. The project, funded to the tune of Disarmament is such an information area. $58,387, is also to benefit both libraries and Lord Noel-Baker of England attended both the the participating independent presses. 1932 international peace conference and the recent one in Geneva. He feels that the 1932 Among the plans are poetry readings, freebies conference was wrecked by "militarist ministers for cooperating libraries, and personal visits in Britain with the ardent support of militar from among the 1200 or more members of COSMEP; ists in France and Germany." Because of the additionally, an important element will be failure, he believes "Hitler came to power in coordination and cataloging of materials added Germany, and instantly began the rearmament of to the OCLC system with some alternative the country. This caused a renewal of the arms processing through Temple University. race on a scale with a momentum never known be fore." During the ALA 102d annual meeting in Chicago, the first meeting of the project GAASP (Getting We are currently faced with pressures from arms and Abetting Small Press) met, under the manufacturers and military spokesmen. The arms auspices of the u.s.o.E. Library Research and business is one of the largest international Demonstration Program. The U.S.O.E. Project enterprises, and the United States is the Officer for this grant, #G007801814, is Henry leading exporter of non-productive, terribly Drennan. Principal Investigator for the grant destructive weapons and warfare technology and is Mr. Elliott Shore (Temple University Libra~. materials. Taxpayer dollars, disguised as The grant is being administered through Temple "foreign aid," fund many of these exports. University, and Elliot Shore is also serving Nuclear energy technology which is in almost as Project Director. (Telephone: 215-787-8667). all cases closely associated with a potential This project is an outgrowth of work of the for nuclear weapons production, is expanding in ALA/SRRT Task Force on Alternatives in Print leaps and bounds. There are many economic boom (est. 1969) and of COSMEP (Committee of Small areas in the western United States where appli ~ azineEditors and Publishers, est. 1968). cations for uranium permits are currently ru ~ tinuingsupport for the work has been offered e ning into the thousands. Much of the urani by Professor Mimi Penchansky (Queens College mined in this country will be exported, thereby
arv. £or the Task Force on Alternatives in 4 ...... -.-~ ...... : ...... -.... .f-1....-. -..: .-.1- ..-.t: - ...... -..1 ...... - .....--.....~ ,..,.,....'"'1..: Fa"t""- ~ L..l.UUJ..llb ~uppv.L L.. .Lv..L LoLL~ W"-'.&..&.'- - ...~ ...- ...... -....~ ....- - -- -...- a.~ - -....- ....-.....- ...- - -- .._.. rt-ru -o ~ .Lu.\-v - \..n-e - ca-rou -s -ana'"S -;--).91UCh o £ th by Professor Mimi Penchansky (Queens College mined in this country will be export:d~r!~~~by-- Library, for Llle Iask Force on Alternatives in increasing the risk of nuclear arms prolifer - Print), Assistant Professor Jackie Eubanks -=- ation. oklyn College Library), and by Richard Morris, COSMEPCoordinator since its inception. These plans will be implemented through project Librarians are not noted for their political staff, through the Principal Investigator , activity. But they are a major source of hon or from among the highly qualified panel con est information. For example, we can collect sulting with the project. The consultants material to be studied by concerned citizens who meeting in Chicago in June 1978 included want to find out how uranium mining in the hills Sanford Berman (Hennepin County Library, MN), will pollute their watershed, what environmenta l James Danky (State Historical Society of effects hot seawater discharged from a nuclea r Wisconsin), Judy Hogan (Poet, and Editor of power plant will have, or what controls the Carolina Wren Press, Carrboro, NC), Jawanza international atomic energy experts can sugges t Kunjufu (Third World Press, Chicago), Noel (almost none!) for controlling bomb constructio~ Peattie (Shields Library, UC Davis, and Editor of SIPAPU/KONOCTI BOOKS, and President of Western Independent Publishers), Louis Reyes Because we are concerned for the future of our Rivera (Shamal Books, Inc., NYC, and Coordi children's lives and for the environment in nator, 1978 New York Book Fair) and Patricia which they must live, the Task Force on Peace Glass Schuman (President, Neal-Schuman Pub Information was begun. We intend to work on lishers). core lists of major documents, books, and other materials which will meet the needs of concerned citizens and will draw attention to world crises and how they may become military confrontations. SEATTLE PROGRAM ON We now know that there is food enough for all SEXUAL MINORITIES the people now in the world. The problems of distributing it are political. We know that all The Social Responsibilities Roundtable of the forms of life on our planet are closely linked Washington Library Association will present a by air, and water, and that nuclear fallout and program on sexual minorities. The evening industrial wastes can affect us all. As human workshop will be held at the King County migration, both legal and illegal increases Library System Service Center Building, 300 round the world and economic investments across Eighth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington at international borders continue to accelerate, 8 P.M., October 20, 1978. The speakers will information is needed on a world-wide basis to include a Gay person speaking on concerns for correct exaggeration by lobbyists and to protect library service, a school librarian, a young us from Goebbels-style propaganda. We must come adult specialist and an adult services lib to realize that we have only one planet, on rarian on problems of evaluation and selection which we must learn to live together. of materials for libraries. A literature dis play will include recommended books and biblio For more information, and to join our work, graphies. The objective of the workshop is to contact me at Auraria Libraries, University of help librarians build book collections which Colorado-Denver, Lawrence and 11th, Denver CO reflect the needs of Gay men and women, and 80204. help others understand this minority. Contact Bernard Polishuk of the SRRT/WLA planning com mittee for more details, (206)344-7455. SRRT NEWSLETTER Page 4 Herstory ••• BLACK HANDBOOK •••
BIBLIOTECA FEMINA:_! Herstory ~ Book Collections HANDBOOKOF BLACK LIBRARIANSHIP.Compiled and Concerning Women, by Maryann Turner, illustrated edited by E.J. Josey and Ann Allen Shockley . by Ellen Turner,ISBN 0-9601826-0-8, LC 78-062652. 392 pp. Nominated for the 1978 Ralph R. Shaw $5.00 from Celebrating Women Productions, Box 251, Award for outstanding contributions to library 1-Jarrensburg, New York 12885. literature. $17.50 from Libraries Unlimited, Box 263. Littleton. Colorado 80160. (continued from p. 1) adequate. Today in New York, the Lesbian Her By Jim Dwyer story Archives are housed in a room of Joan Nestle's apartment, where they also are grow The Handbook of Black Librarianship is ing with donations of time and materials, and a multifaceted work which is valuable either funding is being sought. as a text, as a source of professional read a book. To this day, rare is the collection which ing, or as reference It contains is well-housed or well-funded. As a rule, a few essays, bibliographical essays, and direc personally interested women dedicate their own tory information on many aspects of librar time and money, materials, and even their homes. ianship and highlights the largely ignored Included in Biblioteca Femina, however, is a contributions made by Afro-Americans. A list detailed grant proposal for a regional women's of the main sections reveals the broad scope: library, hopefully pointing a way to financially pioneers and landmark episodes, early library better times. For those wishing to do further organizations, contemporary black librarian research, to visit existing collections, or to ship, vital issues, significant books and periodicals for black collections, African build on the work already done, there is a list resources, and Afro-American resources. The of women's collections by state. In fact, the essays are supplemented by such as whole volume serves as inspiration and example. lists libraries serving predominately black commu Buckwheat writes with great faith in women. nities, and black book publishers, among She shares her excitement at finding women scho others. lars of the past, she makes you feel her hope E.J. Josey and Ann Allen Shockley are for sisters today and in the future. Women and certainly not newcomers to the editiorial our herstory are important. Her sensibility is field, and their experience and expertise such that she matter-of-factly intersperses les are evident throughout. Most of the ground bian collections, lesbian subject headings, les covered here is new, and the Handbook can be bian contributions in with the rest of the women, seen as a companion volume to Josey's The as they should be. Black Librarian in America and What Black Biblioteca Femina a valuable research is ~rians are S~ing,andShockley's Living tool, a welcome addition to women's history in Black American Authors. Like these earlier general, and inspiring feminist reading, even works, the Handbook is a source of both ex for non-librarians. tensive information and interesting, thought provoking reading. I had originally planned • t~~~~~~~~~¢0~.01.:5.}i-ULt0:JJ - to skim the book,but ended up reading it , ~ ® §g 5T@~~~~li~~~@~~ cover to cover!
-... ru~sr&D« 0\Eb~2:)ffiR'L~el.f/b.~~\t~~ . - TATh'\7· o'hn11l rl +-'h;o T.T-._1,. 'h.o "-F ;n'tP"rPSt: to cover to cover. Why should this work be of interest to ~ the majority of librarians who are white or ~ ~ who work in predominately white communities?~ Considering that a film like the Speaker could be produced by supposedly enlightened professionals, it appears fairly clear that we have not traveled far along the road to racism/sexism awareness. Because white insen sitivity to subtle, institutional racism is as potentially damaging as outright hostility to people of color, a certain amount of self education would seem to be in order. In the introduction, the editors state that "Afro-American contributions to libraries library education, and learning in general are feats of no small means when one considers the discrimination with which their works and indeed their persons were often met."(p. 11) Josey later refers to a "highly visible faction of the membership, who happen to be black, and who, in spite of all their accomplishments, are demeaned or ignored by many white pro fessionals." (p. 67) Considering that Josey wrote these words shortly before the release of the Speaker, they seem unnervingly prophetic. Are we doomed to follow our liberal road to hell which is lined with good intentions but pitted with ig norance, misunderstanding, and insensitivity? My only regret regarding the Handbook is that it was not released a few years ago; a broader understanding of the history, frustrations, and aspirations of Afro-Americans might have helped A Grant Proposal. .. to prevent the debacle in Detroit. It is hoped that subsequent editions will provide coverage of the Speaker controversy--ideally after ALA Abstract has admitted its mistake and removed its name
There is a need fO< a Mid Hudson Women's Library. The procedures fO
format has been used by the New Jersey chapter SHARE ... of Women Library Workers to produce their own SHARE directory on a state-wide level. Many other organizations inside and outside the ~ - ! Directory of Feminist Library Workers library field could benefit from a personal 3rd edition, 1978. Compiled and edited by skill/resource directory specific to their Carole Leita. $3.00 prepaid or $3.50 invoiced interests to establish an effective communi from Women Library Workers, Box 9052, Berkeley, cation and idea-sharing network. California 94709. The directory is especially helpful for those people locating in a new area or seeking employ By Susan Firestein ment in a specific region, since important per sonal contacts and information sources not easily documented are readily available through SHARE (Sisters Have Resources Everywhere) - the content and indexes of SHARE. Also, for h Directory of Feminist Library Workers, any people physically or emotionally isolated 3rd edition, compiled and indexed by from those with a similar interest in feminism Carole Leita, is a geographical listing of or librarianship, the directory provides an feminist library workers who are willing to enormous resource of otherwise underground in share their personal and professional exper formation. The SHARE network for specialized tise helping people in the library world as skill and interest sharing fills a gap left well as feminists at large. The directory is open by most other library-oriented publica a handy reference tool but not specifically a tions. roster of feminine achievers or their achieve ments. Actually, all the entries have one SHARE has been published biennially since 1975 basic characteristic in common - an indication by Women Library Workers, a national feminist of a state of mind and awareness, a receptivity organization, and will now be published annually. and willingness to interact, to share talent, The directory is a natural offshoot of the or• ideas, feelings, and frustrations concerning ganization, a group which seeks to explore the feminism and/or librarianship. existing distribution of power in the library world and to provide a communication network Each entry contains an individual's name and and woman-affirming forum for all library address, area of work, special skills, interests, information workers. Anyone interested in memberships in professional associations, and being listed in the forthcoming issue will find other - which ranges from swilnming pool invita an entry form in the current edition. The dead tions to Bavarian folklore. The entries are line for all entries for the 1979 issue will be listed geographically by country or state and May 1, 1979. The editors suggest sending infor are comprehensively indexed by name, subject, mation to them ilnmediately and providing updated organization, and publications. information if need be. ~ome~
The concept of the SHARE directory is an ~~f/}.... "" extremely useful one for any group organized rJ' ~ round specific issues. The SHARE directory ~~J"VJO~ • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
(continued from p. 6) 6. The plan shall provide for a sufficient There is a great need for information, not number of public hearings. only of the existence of the program and its requirements, but also for the resources to 7. Citizens have the right to review all help havea meaningful impact on the planning, documents and make an assessment of the once citizens have found ways to open the door. program. The new regulations require the following as minimums for citizen participation: These are the important regulatory tools that are available to the citizens. The local 1. That the applicant shall provide citizens government has a responsibility to make sure with an adequate opportunity to participate that citizens understand these regulations, but in an advisory role in planning, implement a little outside help never hurts and is often ing, and assessing the program. needed. Once citiaens have realized the goal of having a written citizen participation plan, 2. The applicant shall prepare a written then the important part of the process begins, citizen participation plan to make sure making sure citizen views are actually involved. all the requirements set forth in the regu lations are implemented. The plan shall go Once involved in the political process, there into effect no later than August 1, 1978. is a much better chance that citizens will make sure the plan is carried out. This not only 3. There must be citizen participation at the provides for necessary development but also community-wide level. In communities over accountability of the local government. With 50,000 there must be a process of citizen out such an approach, the dollars will continue participation at the neighborhood level to flow from Washington to the cities rather where significant amount of activity is than to the benefit of the people. The verdict planned. is now being created.
4. Participation shall involve low and moder For more information about specific programs ate income persons, members of minority and a list of organizations involved in the groups, residents of areas where significant community development block grant program con amount of activity is proposed or on-going, tact: the elderly, the handicapped, the business community, and civic groups concerned about Andy Mott the program. Center for Community Change 1000 Wisconsin Avenue, N. W. 5. Citizens are required to be involved in Washington, D. c. 20007 development of the application. 202-223-4315 SRRT NEWSLETTER Page 6 URBANDECAY ANDTHE PROCESS Bf·coMMUNITY BEVElDPIENT'
By Phil Star The federal response to "connnunity development" is contained in many programs, enough to keep a research librarian busy for weeks, but the main effort to deal with urban decay is Title I of the Housing and Connnunity Develop ment Act of 1974, as amended (24 CFR Part 570 Connnunity Development Block Grants), replac ing the Urban Renewal Program and Model Cities. The 1974 Act is firmly grounded in a philosoph ical position and congressional recognition that people who suffer the problems are best able to understand them and most be incor porated into any process that will find solu tions. Solutions cannot be imposed from on high but citizens must see the possibility of change, have in-put into the needed change and then work for that change. The program may contain the most democratic ideal that has come out of Washington in a long time. The neighborhood is the basic building block The 1974 Act also contains one other impor of the city. When the fabric of a connnunity tant corollary, which is that Washington can is cut by extensive demolition, that special not plan for the nation. It recognizes that essence of a neighborhood is not easily re there is not one program to deal with urban created. The Connnunity Development Block problems in every city. Rather, individual Program gives us the ability to look at a connnunities must spend funds in an integrated neighborhood with serious problems but that fashion to meet local needs and priorities. still identifies itself as an entity, and then The program also calls upon funded munici have the citizens invest themselves in planning palities to program affirmatively for fair for the betterment of their environment. housing. Dual systems which fix up white neighborhoods and black neighborhoods and Urban planners once considered the way to save co~n people within those neighborhoods ~ the cities was to destroy them. The idea of ar~~ longer permissible. ~ creating a terra raze, removing all the old ~ and building anew out of the rubble has given The law recognizes that local government , .. _.: .._- 'I us th~ TT-rh<>n "R<>nAT.?.,, P..-na,...<>m ::~ndmanv empty and ~ buiTCiing anew out OI t:ne -ruooLt! ua::; ~SJ.Vt!u The law recognizes that local government us the Urban Renewal Program and many empty units know better than Washington what is weed covered spaces. ne~ in a municipality. Implicit in this is ~ e need for citizen participation in the e Community Development has over time been die- development of a plan of action since it is tated by industry and government and often the citizens not the politicians who live imposed upon communities. The northeast and the problems and have become the experts on midwest urban centers are living with the re urban blight. Unfortunately, what has sults of these planning efforts and many other occurred in many instances is that local communities are now involved in a process that government has shown that it is as out of will eventually take the same toll. One lesson touch with the community it serves as Con well documented by urbanologists like Jane gress. While citizens are good enough to Jacobs and Richard Sennet is that without vote candidates into office, somehow they neighborhoods, the basic building blocks of are not responsible enough to be trusted cities, cities cannot survive. with deciding what their community needs are. Citizens are supposed to be involved The failure of the Urban Renewal approach led in the preparation of the application for to a re-evaluation and a concern for preserva • the community development block grant funds, tion through rehabilitation programs. Howeve~ however, before the new amendments, effec much of the early rehabilitation strategy was tive March 1, 1978 (Federal Register, Vol. 43, based on getting money into the economic main No. 41, Wednesday, March 1, 1978, p. 8450), stream which meant helping the construction and few citizens were actively involved. Cities mortgage industry. The results have been simi have used the money very often to bail out lar to those of prior approaches. Decisions programs rather than to plan strategies to as to what could or would be preserved, where effectively alleviate urban blight and plan and for what reasons were still made outside for community development. of neighborhoods and without concern for neigh borhoods. Such planning was further compounded When city planning departments or community by the government's insistence on categorical development administrations sit down with grants. Cities could not obtain from the fed citizens, they will in all likelihood bring eral government what was needed, but rather what forth plans and as the professionals they the government was offering. Highway funds were may indicate options they have rejected. made available which meant that even if water The picture painted will not be blurred, purification facilities were needed the commu but may not be presented in its true dimen nity would apply for highway funds since that sions. Citizens will often not get from was all that was available. government the full panoply of options. Program possibilities will not be discussed. We are now facing what could be called the third The mentality that the "hired professional generation of federally provided community de paid by- tax dollars" knows best is a road velopment programs. These programs are in a block that must be overcome. Citizens need response to the reality that our nation's urban support and need somewhere else to go for centers are in serious trouble. With loss of options. I believe that libraries can fulfill population and jobs, the financial base of many this function by holding seminars, providing cities has eroded. Those with the least re materials, providing information on the re sources have been left to contend with some of quirements of the program, being a depository the most serious problems by those who could for all community development documents, pro get out. School financing, municipal services viding a forum for discussion and debate as to and unemployment loom as major issues for most the possibilities and potentials of the progrnm. American cities. 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