FROM LENDING TO LEARNING: A JOURNEY FROM MASS LITERACY TO PERSONALISED LEARNING.

There is a bright future for the public library if it can focus more resources on learning. In a knowledge intensive world the individual's need for informal learning and support of formal learning becomes paramount. The public library, through its community presence, local resource base and professional staff, can support unique modes of learning which make essential contributions to personal fulfilment and a better society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]