Library and Adult Education

The American Library Association, appointed a Commission on the Library and Adult Education, “to study the adult education movement, and the work of libraries for adults and for older boys and girls out of school, and to report its findings and recommendations to the A. L. A. Council.”

In this volume, which contains the completed results of its studies, the Commission hopes that librarians will find methods and suggestions worthy of adoption or trial in their library practice. While this report is intended primarily for librarians and others responsible for, or interested in, libraries, it is hoped that it will be found of value also to those general readers who are interested in adult education.

CONTENTS:
Foreword
Resume of Findings

PART ONE
I. Some Aspects of Adult Education
II. Library Functions and Problems
III. Self-Education with Library Guidance
IV. Information Service Regarding Opportunities for Adult Education
V. Library Assistance to Adult Education Agencies
VI. Development of Reading Interests and Habits
VII. Need of Humanized Literature in Adult Education
VIII. The Library and Rural Adult Education
IX. Coordination of State or Provincial Library Resources
X. Application to Different Types of Libraries
XL Application to Canadian Libraries
XII. Principal Findings and Recommendations

PART TWO
I. Reaching Older Boys and Girls Out of School
II. Industrial Workers
III. University Extension
IV. Adult Classes and Part-time Schools
V. Voluntary Study, Reading, and Discussion Groups
VI. Institutional Groups and the Blind
VII. The Fine Arts and Museums
VIII. The Special Library

APPENDICES
A. Some Library Ventures in Adult Education
B. Reading Courses and Aids in Their Preparation
C. Circulation Statistics of State and Provincial Library Extension Agencies
Selected References Index