DATA OBTAINED FROM VISITS TO ALL TYPES OF LIBRARIES, INTERVIEWS WITH ABOUT 80 PEOPLE, AND STATISTICAL DATA FURNISHED BY THE COLORADO STATE LIBRARY FROM THE BASIS FOR THIS SURVEY OF LIBRARY RESOURCES IN COLORADO. LIBRARY SERVICES ARE FOUND TO BE INADEQUATE AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STATE LIBRARY ASSUME LEADERSHIP FOR STATE PROGRAMS, THAT THE GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM BE REFORMULATED, AND THAT A STATE-WIDE PROGRAM OF REFERENCE SERVICE BE INITIATED. APPENDIXES INCLUDE THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF A PUBLIC LIBRARIES SYSTEMS PROGRAM, A TENTATIVE SYSTEM STRUCTURE, AND A GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM FORMULA FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $2.00 FROM THE COLORADO STATE LIBRARY, 1362 LINCOLN, DENVER, COLORADO 80220. (PT)