[AAACE-NLA] Literacy programs in community colleges vs. libraries

[Robert Runyon]

I would like to start a new discussion theme, which may or may not be
appropriate for this list.

      The question takes on, in a way, from comments that Thomas Sticht
contributed a few weeks ago.
      My question is the comparative benefits of a non-profit literacy
provider agency affiliating with a public library vs. a community college.
There are various kinds of trade-offs to be made in each arrangement.
      Even though as a former librarian, I would favor that linkage, I
think there may be stronger benefits in the adult (ABE/GED) education
context to locating on a community college campus.
      The reason for my question is that I am actively involved in a
non-profit, volunteer literacy agency that is seeking to share facilities
and programmatic support with a community college or a public library.
      Do you have, or know anyone, with experience in analzing/evaluating
these issues?

Robert S. Runyon, Library Dean Emeritus
University of Nebraska at Omaha
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