CONTENTS Allain, Alexander Peter, trustee, St. Mary Parish (County) Library, Doms, Keith, director, Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa... Hathaway, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the Lamkin, Burton E., Associate Commissioner for Libraries and Educa- tional Technology, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, accompanied by Dr. Albert L. Alford, Assistant Commissioner for Legislation; and Ray M. Fry, Director, McDonough, Roger H., director, State Library of New Jersey.. Miller, Miss Helen M., State librarian of the State of Idaho_ Olsen, Hon. Arnold, a Representative in Congress from the State of Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.— Allain, Alexander Peter, trustee, St. Mary Parish (County) Library, "Inside Louisiana's Correctional Institution Libraries ***" 104 Doms, Keith, director, Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa.: "Library Service Institutions-Pennsylvania," an article entitled Canaday, Dayton W., director, State Historical Society, State of Erney, Richard A., acting director, State Historical Society of Gale, Frederick C., assistant State archivist, State of Nevada, Hill, Olney W., public records director, State of Vermont, letter Howard, Milo B., Jr., director, Department of Archives and History State of Alabama, letter from, dated December 1, 1969__ Hunt, Edwin H., director, Department of Administration and Control, State of New Hampshire, letter from, dated Decem- Kahn, Herman, president, the Society of American Archivists, Kivett, Marvin F., director, Nebraska State Historical Society, Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.-Continued Krasean, Thomas, State archivist, Indiana State Library, letter McLemore, R. A., director, Department of Archives and History, State of Mississippi, letter from, dated December 18, 1969 Silsby, Samuel S., Jr., State archivist, State of Maine, letter from, dated June 30, 1969. Statement of_. Humphrey, John A., assistant commissioner for libraries, New York State Education Department, statement of.. Lamkin, Burton E., associate commissioner for libraries and educational technology, Office of Education, HEW, "Appendix-The LSCA Record," an article entitled__ McDonough, Roger H., director, State Library of New Jersey: Biographical data. "Library Outreach Program, 1970," a report entitled_ Statement of___ Miller, Miss Helen M., State librarian, State of Idaho: LSCA allotments and State and local expenditures 1967-70 Summary of public library construction needs in fiscal 1970 (table)_ Mumford, L. Quincy, Librarian of Congress, letter to Chairman Brademas, dated September 8, 1970___. Rochell, Carlton, director Public Library of Atlanta: Biographical data___ "Examples of the Catalytic Effect of LSCA on the Atlanta Public Library," an article entitled__. Warden, Mrs. Margaret S., trustee, Great Falls Public Library, Montana: Biographical data...... "Examples, an article entitled__ Growth and Support of State and Public Library Service in Map No. 1.-Public Library Federations, 1970 Map No. 2.-County library service- Map No. 3.-Public library buildings erected or remodeled with assistance from LSCA title II funds.. LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS OF 1970 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1970 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 9:45 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John Brademas (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Perkins, Brademas, Daniels, Meeds, Steiger and Hansen. Staff members present: Jack G. Duncan, counsel; Ronald L. Katz, assistant staff director; Arlene Horowitz, staff assistant, Toni Immerman, clerk, and Marty LaVor, minority legislative coordinator. (Texts of H.R. 16365 and S. 3318 follow :) (1) 91ST CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 16365 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 10, 1970 Mr. AYRES (for himself, Mr. QUIE, Mr. REID of New York, Mr. ERLENBORN, Mr. DELLENBACK, Mr. Escн, and Mr. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To extend, consolidate, and improve programs under the Library Services and Construction Act. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Library Services and 4 Construction Amendments of 1970". 6 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE SEC. 2. It is the purpose of this Act, in order to improve 7 the administration and implementation of programs under 8 the Library Services and Construction Act, to lessen the 9 administrative burden upon the States through reduction 10 of the number of State plans under such Act from five to one 11 and to afford the States greater discretion in allocating funds I 2 1 under such Act to meet specific State needs by combining 2 within a single authorization the programs formerly author3 ized by titles I, II, III, and IV of such Act. It is the further 4 purpose of this Act to offer greater encouragement to the 5 States to extend library services to areas with high concentra6 tions of low-income families and without adequate library 7 services. 8 9 CONSOLIDATION OF TITLES I, II, III, AND IV OF LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT 10 SEC. 3. The Library Services and Construction Act is 11 amended by striking out everything after section 2 thereof 12 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 13 "TITLE I-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION 14 15 16 "APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED "SEC. 101. (a) The Commissioner of Education (here17 inafter in this Act referred to as the 'Commissioner') shall 18 carry out a program for making grants to the States for the 19 20. uses and purposes set forth in section 103 of this title. "(b) For the purpose of making such grants, there are 21. authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 22 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, and for each of the 23 four succeeding fiscal years. 24 25 66 ALLOTMENTS TO STATES "SEC. 102. (a) (1) From the sums appropriated pur 26 suant to section 101 (b) for carrying out this title for any |