A DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING READING PROGRAMS IN JUNIOR COLLEGES IN ILLINOIS INCLUDING LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE IS REPORTED. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO THE DEANS OF 37 JUNIOR COLLEGES, OF WHICH 33 RESPONDED. NINETEEN JUNIOR COLLEGES HAD AT LEAST ONE READING PROGRAM ON CAMPUS, 13 DID NOT, AND ONE OFFERED A COMPANY SPECIALIST SERVICE. IN MOST INSTANCES, THE READING PROGRAM WAS OPERATED BY THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. THE EDUCATION OF THE TEACHING STAFF, STATUS OF ENROLLED STUDENTS, TYPE OF READING PROGRAM, MATERIALS, NAMES OF PROGRAMS, AND PROCEDURE FOR RECORDING ENROLLMENT ARE INCLUDED. THE LINCOLN JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE CHARACTERIZED BY GOALS AND TYPE OF HOME COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM AND THE READING COURSES OFFERED ARE INCLUDED. THE TEST USED, STUDENTS ENROLLED, AND PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED. ONE REFERENCE AND A LIST OF MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. (BK)