Effects Of Fiction Assessment On A Rural Public Library

Abstract

The Chatsworth Township Library is located in the small Central Illinois village of Chatsworth. It has a total yearly budget under $20,000 and a population of 1,444 (1993). The library's primary role, established by a Citizens Survey, is to serve as a popular reading library for all ages. These were established facts when I became the librarian there in 1989. What's more, the Board of Trustees was concerned about the low circulation figures and wanted to generate more interest in library usage.

Citation

Weber, M. (1994), "Effects Of Fiction Assessment On A Rural Public Library", Collection Building, Vol. 13 No. 2/3, pp. 83-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023376