Meanwhile. library budgets. staffing. and services to users are being disrupted. The amount of funding involved is relatively minor but the impact on library services is significant. The users most directly affected are the disadvantaged. the handicapped. senior citizens. and minorities. since the funds are being withheld primarily from the title I programs that serve these groups. The programs include literacy centers to help school dropouts learn to read. language services for new immigrants. Job information centers for the unemployed. and services for readers who are isolated by geography or physical handicap. These are the bootstrap programs that help people improve their lives and work toward selfsufficiency.
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