Papers on public library service to rural areas, which were presented at the 1985 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) presession seminar are compiled here and include: (1) "Characteristics and Needs of Various Groups, Families, and Other Community Groups" (Graciela Navarro, Uruguay); (2) "Rural Public Library Services in Southeast Asian Region: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand" (Navanit Intrama, Thailand); (3) "Public Library Services for Popular Areas in Latin America" (Alvaro Agudo Guevara, Venezuela); (4) "Establishing Outreach Programs: The Promotion and Marketing of Library Services" (Anne Mitchell-Gift, Trinidad and Tobago); (5) "Rural Area Library Services in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil" (Mitsi Westphal Taylor, Brazil); (6) "The Problems of Public Library Service in Rural Communities in Africa" (Peter Chateh, Cameroon); (7) "Librarianship and Social Change in Latin America" (Rosario Gassol de Horowitz, Venezuela); (8) "Mobile Libraries: Tools for the Promotion of Public Library Services in Colombia" (Myriam Mejia, Colombia); (9) "Mexico and Its Program for Public Libraries 1983-1988" (Rosa Fernandez de Zamora, Mexico); and (10)"Rural Outreach in U.S.--Ohio" (John J. Philip, United States). (THC)