Finding Aid for Subject File, 1964- | The American Library Association Archives

Title: Subject File, 1964-

ID: 10/2/6

Primary Creator: Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS)

Extent: 11.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical and chronological thereunder

Subjects: Advisory Committee on Library Service to the Disadvantaged, American Indians, Asian/Pacific American Librarians, Coalition for Literacy, Coretta Scott King Award, Ethnic Materials Information Exchange Round Table, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, Gay Liberation, Gay Task force, Srrt, Literacy, Office for Library Service to the Disadvantaged, Rural Libraries, Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), White House Conference on Library and Information Services I

Languages: English

Office for Literacy and Outreach Services Subject Files (1964-95) including minutes, correspondence, convention papers, director's reports, surveys and project reports, concerning the origin of the Office for Library Outreach Services, the Advisory and Coordinating Committees on Library Service to the Disadvantaged, the Minority Concerns Committee, the ALA Literacy Project (1979), the Coalition for Literacy (1981, 1984-87), the Literacy Assembly (1989-90), rural and small libraries, librarians of color, the Ethnic Materials Information Exchange Round Table (1984-85), the Social Responsibilities Round Table, the Coretta Scott King Award and library service to Native Americans, Spanish-speaking Americans and the rural poor and Appalachian peoples.

On July 3, 1970, the Council voted to establish the Office for Library Service to the Disadvantaged and Unserved (1).  On July 3, 1980, the Council changed the name of the Office of Library Services to the Disadvantaged (OLSD) to the Office for Library Outreach Services (OLOS) (2).  The purpose of the Office for Library Outreach Services is threefold: 1) to promote the provision of library service to the urban and rural poor, of all ages, and to those people who are discriminated against because they belong to minority groups; 2) to encourage the development of user-oriented informational and educational library services to meet the needs of the urban and rural poor, ethnic minorities, the underemployed, school dropouts, the semiliterate and illiterate and those isolated by cultural differences; and 3) to insure that librarians and others have information, access to technical assistance and continuing education opportunities to assist them in developing effective outreach programs (3).  The Office for Library Outreach Services is responsible to the Deputy Executive Director (4).

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 10/14/87, 9/1/91, 1/25/93, 8/16/93, 9/20/95, 8/16/96, see IWS, 11/22/99; 10/23/03; 1/12/2018, 1/7/2020

Processing Information: 12/9/2022 - fixed formatting, added missing folder title in Box 4

Other Note: 13 Pages

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