Ⅰ．THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 1
Ⅱ．TAKING STOCK OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 18
Ⅲ．PATTERNS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATION 33
Ⅳ．THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT 54
Ⅴ．NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE 68
Ⅵ．COORDINATION OF LIBRARY SERVICE 84
Ⅶ．PUBLIC LIBRARY FINANCE 95
Ⅷ．BOOKS AND LIBRARY MATERIALS 104
Ⅸ．PERSONNEL OF THE POSTWAR PUBLIC LIBRARY 113
Ⅹ．THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING PROGRAM 122
Ⅺ．THE CITIZEN AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY 130
Ⅻ．FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION 135
ⅩⅢ．ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF A NATIONAL LIBRARY PLAN 151
INDEX 161