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Show State Library hearing here March 27 Members of the library community and people interested in library services ser-vices and responsibilities throughout the state are invited to attend a series of hearings on Draft No. 2 of the proposed State Plan for Library Services. Ser-vices. These hearings, sponsored by the Utah Library Association, are scheduled from March 25 through March 30 in various communities throughout the state. The hearing in Vernal is March 27 at the Uintah County Library at 1 p.m. The hearings offer all state residents an opportunity to review Draft No. 2 of the proposed State Plan for Library Services which was prepared by the Advisory Committee for Library and Information Services. The State Plan presents needs, goals, objectives and statements of responsibility on seven issues: resource, personnel and facilities, services, intellectual freedom, public awareness, financial support and legislation and standards. According to Dennis Day, chair of the hearings, "Because of the high educational level in Utah there is a tremendous demand for organized access to information and the State Plan focuses in on that problem. Free access to ideas and information, a prerequisite to the existence of a responsible citizenship, is as fundamental fun-damental to America as are the principles of freedom, equality and individual rights. This access is also fundamental to our social, political and cultural systems," he added. The State Plan on Library Services is a direct result of the first Governor's Conference on Library Information and Services held in April, 1979. One of the major priorities that emerged from that conference was the need for a statewide, long-range plan for library development. The Utah Advisory Committee on Library and Information Services was appointed by the Utah State Library's Board to draft a comprehensive statewide plan for the future development of Utah's library and information services. The reports from these hearings will be presented at the Utah Library Association Conference, May 6-8. |