The Grace Doherty Library (Centre College, Danville, Kentucky) is a library that "swings," being so designed that a substantial part of its space is used alternately for classroom purposes during the day and for library reading-study space in the peak evening hours. (Author)

The libraries visited by the author while doing research for A History of French Foreign Policy, 1774-1939," his latest book, are described. (NH)

An educational experiment in which the university becomes a community of independent study, with students reading under the guidance of a library faculty is described. (DB)

Building data is given for the following public libraries: (1) San Jose, California (2) Davenport, Iowa; (3) Louisville, Kentucky; (4) Gainesville, Georgia; (5) New Albany-Floyd County, Indiana and (6) Uniontown, Pennsylvania. (MF)

Building data is given for the following academic libraries: (1) Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois; (2) Abilene Christian College, Abilene, Texas; (3) University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California. (MF)

Building data is given for the Law Library Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (MF)

The problems of enlarging the existing library facilities are described. The requirement for complete air-conditioning of the extension caused special design of the external cladding system. Detailed floor plans and photographs are provided. (JW)

Examples of centralized and decentralized resource centers are given and evaluated. (CC)

Makes a general survey of the urban environment and its relationship to the public library. Presents arguments against the decentralization of public library services. Suggests that the public library reach the young through contributions to school library collections. (RM)

Briefly reviews the history of the first kindergarten system in the United States on the occasion of the transformation of the Des Peres School in St. Louis, Missouri, into a museum and library. The transformed facility contains a restored kindergarten classroom, the Susan E. Blow museum, local historical and educational archives, and meeting…

Presents a discussion of library facility design with regard to storage needs, readers' needs, and staff needs, with emphasis on lighting, space, and movement paths (galleries, corridors, foyers, halls, arcades). Illustrative material is provided. (EJS)