BCCUREVT RESUMH ED 176 746 R 007 693 TITLE South Carolina Speaks up for Libraries. Report of the *Go'vei.norls ConfreliKe on J.,ibrary and 'Information 0 Services. ION SOuth'Carolina State libraryw Columbia. PUB :DAZE Mar 79 NOTE , 33p.; Governor's Conference on' Libwry and Information Services'\ (ColumbiaSouth C.arclina, Mar h. 15-17, 9) EDRS PRICE HiCt1/PC les Tostage. DESCRIPTORS Financial Support; *Libraries; Libreary Cooperation; w.1 Library Education; Library Hate'xialE; *Library . Planning`; Library Role; *Library. Services; Public Relations ID4TIFIERS *South Carolina; *White House Conference Library Information Siezvice S. ABARACT The 49 resolutions proposing local, state, and national action that for4 .the basis of this report are grouped in six library and information issue-areas: funding, cooperation, access, resoierces and service, public relations, And education. Other sections of tkie revert describe both pre- and conference activity., cluded are South Carolina Governor Richard L. Riley's address to conference delegaies, the keynote speech of Hem york State. nator Major R. OvIns, short biographical sketches Of the delegates chosen to represent South Carolina at the White HouEe Conference for Library 4nd Information Servicess and a list of delegate attendees. (qD) /. 1 * ReprodicNions supplied hy*EDRS are the 'best that can be .made * from the original document. -As U.S. DEPARTMENT OF SEALT14, 11P EDUCATION Is WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTIVOF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN KEPRO- OUCED EXACTLY AS 14ECEIYEU FROM GROUND. THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE- SENT* OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SPEAKS UP EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY LIBIAR1ES let =X_ 14111011vm IIV 1. TiFERENCE LIBRARY AND SERVICES 11 March 15-1711979 Colümbia, South Carolina "PERMISSION TOREPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEENGRANTED SY Alice I.Nolte TO THE EDUCfidiONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER(ERIC).". Contents Pagi llatIntroduction 1' Pre-Conference Activity 2 The State Conference 3 ChallengetotheConfereniee Governor Riley The Vital Role of Libraries in Our Dynamie,Society - Senator Owens Reception ResolutionsAdopted -by'the Conference Delegates to the White House . Conference Delegate Attendees Many Thanks th 31 ') 44 South CarolinaSts.itirtibraq 1500'Ser1ate Street Post Office Box 114C0 Columbia, Sotith Carolitta 29211 IrJ introauction 1* South Carolinians take pride in a bave yetto- go."Therefore, citizens;teen-agers andsenior long historYoflibraryservice. librarians and citizens welcomed citizen8; ' businessmen,laborers, Even in colonial.times our people the opportunity to, reexamine the and professionals. They spoke for recognized the ,value of books and library and information resources many special interests.-- minorities, learning.Thefirstpublicly ofSouth Carolinaprovidedby thehandicapped, Irouth,the supported library in the nation was preparations for the White House disadvantaged,the established in Charles Town in 1698. ConferenceonLibrary.and institutionalized.Their concerns The Gneral Assembly established Information Services. GOVERNOR raed from removal of the principle, of public 'support for JAMES B. EDWARDS authorized tecturalbarrierstoschool 'libraries wl}en it directed its agent the South Carolina Governor's librai.y standards, from depository to trade "Diest Skinns" valued at Conference to be held Chair the legition to questions of funding. seventy pOunds for hooka for the, direction Of the S. C. State Library. But eY all shared one common "PublickLibrary." Shortly Due to scheduling difficulties, the goal , tofind ways. tomake afterward the Concept of library Conference was actually convened librari4s more effective in meeting outreach was introduced bythe duringtheadministrationof the ne of all citizens. 4 Reverend Dr. Thomas Bray, the GOVERNOR RICHARD W. For days they listened and Episcopal clergyman whose zeal RILEY. learned,', discussed and debated, led to the library's establishment On March 15-17, 1979, 375 'South differed andagreed. In the end, Carolinians gathered in Columbia they adotd forty-nine rolutions-es "Stainding librariest, will signifie to be fornational* riled to local, state, and. little in the couniFy Vhere persons for- the South Caroline Governor's ConferenceonLibraryand officials. Nine delegates mast ride some miles to look into a Were elected to speak' for- South too Information Services. One hundred Book;such' journeys being wereprofessional delegates Carolina atthe White House expensive of Tinte and Money, but representing all types of libraries Conference. Of -equal importance, Lending Libraries, which come and library services, tWo hundred linesof Communication were home to 'em without charge, may were citizen delegates broadly opened, alliances formed, and., tolerably well u ly the Vacancies ' representativeoftheState's strategies plotted for the continued in their ()Wig ...," wrote Dr. population; and the others were improvementoflibraryincl ' Bray.So he filled saddle bagdof observers and guests. information services throughout the circuit riding clergymen with books State. Delegates and obervers left tti circulate ,among parishioners:in The delegatesconstituteda microcosm of South Carolina. They the Conference pledged to continue, remote areas. From this beginning 'to "Speak up for Libraries." there has grown a. statewide came from forty-six counties and program of library sehrice. represented a broad spectrum' of But, in the words of GOVERNOR state and localinterests.They RICHARD RILEY,. "Progress included librarians, tnastees, and cannot be measured in terms of how libraryusers;administrators far we have come;it must be teachers and students; legislators, - measured in terms of how far we county councilmen, and ordinary GOvernor Riley signs proclamation coivening the 'South Carolina G01,47110'11 Conference e `1_ Senator Arnold S. Goodstein Conference Chairman Pre-Conference Actiyity 2 Prior to the stite conlerence, teni regiontoregionreflectingthe concerted effort to move ahead with regional pre-conferences were held° rtimilir interest and concerns of interlibrary cooperation. Libraries in the regional planning districts jr:edifferent areas of the state. must promote cooperation among throughnutthestate.These, However,ageneral- format themselves ,arld any non-library conference* were planned by consisting of a panel of librarians drganizatiiins:which have comMittees of librarians and lay- and lay people was used atall information and materials, that is, people working kigether in order ,meetings to provide information on government agencies and (1) to inform library users, public likrary resources andservices. :This service organizations. was followed by topics which were officials, and-citizens abotit library of additional resources ad services; -(2Y to ofparticular' concerntothose IS A.variety involve these groups in planning for citizens. recominendations were forwarded tothe,stateconferencefor library development; and (3)to .The major concerns voieed at the discussion. These included prepare delegates for particIpation rqional meetingsfell, intothe in the state conference., additional district eoordinators for following categories: ;, public schools and participation by South Carolinians demonktrated' 1. Funding. The need for'impreved school librarians in policy making funding 'forpublic,schogl, and their interest in library protrams atthe.statelevelthrough the. through their participation both in acadeinic libraries for,collection, Ilepartment of Education, the regional meetings and in Other staff, services, and facilities, the emphasis on programs aimed at , local activities such as library tours source of funds to be state and' improving reading skills for the or epen houses. Average attendance federal as well aslocal. r ,functionally illiterate, the- need for 2.Access. The need -for!Setter continuing education for library at the regional meetings varied access to library services which from 75to100 people and an' personnel and orientation of student additional 1,600 persons attended would include longer hours-for both library users, and the %need for a school and Public libraries; access national' network. ' local activities so that almost 2,000 to academic libraries by the. people were involved in library general public, and better physical These recominendatiens were - activity this fall. They represented 1, accesstolibrary- buildingsby fermulated into ;regolutions..by all segments of the community s handicapped, persons. , students, business men and women, committeechaired'byMR. educators, civic organizations, the 3: Public Relations. The need for mktcHELr REAMS,' Librarian, professions, housewives, and senior improved public. ,rela,tiops Francis MariOnCollege,These citizens. ,Librarians from all types programs many participants 'formed the basis for discussion at of libraries school,public, expressedsatisfactionwiththe *thestateConference.Following academic, . TEC, special,and services provide'd by libraries, but debate and 4mendments, fOrty-nine institutional " attendedthe felt that the general public was not resorutions *ere adopted for aware of these services. prekntation* to 'the White House meetings and participatea in the Conference in 4.Cooperation. South Carolinak tobeheld Programs. Washington in November of 19179:4 Individual programs varied from libraries of all types must make a An interpreter communicates with a deaf delegateindiscussion session at the Appalachian Region Pre-Confer'ence. _. .vw WA_ 4