Few people are conditioned in the middle years to cope with the prospect of old age and retirement. If public libraries could act as the liaison in this transition, perhaps more people would be prepared to lead productive lives after age 65. Public libraries set aside sections for children and young adults but fail to do the same for the elderly.…

This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students locate and use community resources. Both booklets cover the following topics: the public library, Social Security, postal services, use of the telephone and the telephone directory, the newspaper, the Cooperative Extension Service, reference…

Chapters 1 and 2 of the "Biennial Survey of Education 1938-1940; 1940-1942 Vol. 1" were not published. Chapter 3 covers higher education, including statistics, junior and four-year colleges, professional schools, university and college extension study, graduate instruction, and accreditation issues. Chapter 4 covers education…