The 11 papers in this collection were presented at a symposium that was jointly sponsored by the Wilson Foundation and the Nebraska Library Commission. The papers are: (1) "The Small Library in an Era of Multiple Transformations" (Michael Marien); (2) "Community Needs and the Rural Public Library" (Don A. Dillman); (3) "Looking at Rural Libraries Through Rose-Colored Glasses" (John Houlahan); (4) "Planning for Community Change and the Librarian's Role" (Daryl K. Heasley); (5) "Library Technology Through a Wide-Angle Lens" (Karl Beiser); (6) "Cooperating To Meet Specialist Needs: A Rainbow of Public Library Services Encompassing Everyone in the Twenty-First Century" (Jim Kirks); (7) "Dynamics of Future Cooperation" (Jan Ison); (8) "Distance Education, Rural Libraries, and Personnel Development" (Dan Barron); (9) "Future Staffing Requirement: Some Considerations" (Nancy J. Busch); (10) "What Needs To Change" (Sue Parker); and (11) "Lots of Services" (Mary Jo Godwin). (KRN)