Libraries will play a key role in establishing a learning society and in halting the decline in education described in "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The block grant program has already aided the advancement of library and education programs, especially in the areas of media material and textbooks. Although research statistics provide only limited data to this effect, media programs do, in fact, contribute to excellence in education. Indeed, school libraries can contribute to improving the educational process in several ways. Drawing on the resources of the National Diffusion Network Program, librarians can help to ensure that students learn good study skills. Librarians should establish literacy programs when necessary, and use their expertise to evaluate school textbooks. Libraries should use computers and other technologically advanced resources both for routine housekeeping chores in the school library and to enhance their services to students and teachers. (KM)