To provide a planning tool for library improvement, the staff of the Northern Oklahoma Development Association (NODA) conducted a survey of the public libraries in its area. NODA gathered information from librarians and library boards on the development and status of their library, its problems and needs, and future plans and programs that might…

Designed to aid school districts to plan and develop library media programs and to evaluate existing programs in Oklahoma, these guidelines are organized along the four essential components of library media programs: facilities, materials and equipment, personnel, and services. The section on facilities explores the relationship of functions to…

This report takes a look at libraries, their facilities and services in the South Western Oklahoma Development Authority (SWODA) district. To provide additional planning data, the population of the SWODA area is analyzed in terms of age, ethnicity, employment, income, education and growth trends. The results of inventory of all existing libraries…