Public Libraries Face California's Ethnic and Racial Diversity

Download or read book Public Libraries Face California's Ethnic and Racial Diversity written by Judith E. Payne and published by Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation. This book was released on 1988 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minorities are increasing in California, raising policy questions for the state's libraries. This report provides background information and frames key issues for those attending a conference convened by the California State Library in May 1988. It describes public libraries in California and the ethnic and racial composition of the state's population as of 1988. It projects the future ethnic and racial composition of the state and analyzes the implications for libraries and the systematic obstacles libraries face when responding to diversity. Finally, it suggests ways libraries can address the identified obstacles and poses questions that should help libraries clarify the issues.