Agency and/or Creator

Maine State Library

Bureau/Division/Agency

Library

Document Type

Text

Identifier

L 69.10:BL 634

Exact Creation Date

1991

Description

A federal bill signed into law by President Reagan, and later supported by President Bush, authorized the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Maine's participation began in early 1990 when J. Gary Nichols, Maine State Librarian, created an advisory committee to prepare for a statelevel Blaine House conference. The federal guidelines specified a process to emphasize the provision of library and information services for literacy, productivity and democracy. with that in mind, and a list of ten major topics provided by the national advisory committee, the Maine committee planned the March 6, 1991 Blaine House Conference on Library and Information Services. within these pages is a brief review of the Blaine House Conference and a detailed list of the nine recommendations Maine took to the national conference. Also included is a list ·of the delegates and observers, the planning committee, focus group participants, agenda, facilitators, recorders,writers and an executive summary of the telephone survey.

Language

English

File Size

19.8 MB

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