Public Library Services in Pierce County, Washington. Report on a Survey of Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Milton, and the Pierce County District Public Libraries [electronic resource] / John S. Richards and Gretchen Knief Schenk.

The purpose of the survey was to discover how to offer the best library service to all residents in the county with the most efficient use of funds. The survey involved the following aspects: (1) legal structure, (2) fiscal structure, (3) administration, (4) standards of public library service, (5)...

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Main Author: Richards, John S.
Corporate Author: Washington State Library
Other Authors: Schenk, Gretchen Knief
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1965.
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