Service to the Lay Public II. Shall We Purchase Lay Material and If So to What Extent?

摘要

This is one of those questions that can not be answered by a flat yes or no, because the answer is contingent on many factors, such as the following: the part of the country in which the library is situated, the type of library organization, the desires of the public and its future needs, the effectiveness of the local organizations in catering to the demands of the public, the public library, boards of health, state and county libraries, both medical and public, local chapters of national groups, and, in some instances, commercial firms such as insurance companies, and financial resources and what they are allotted to cover.