The Availability of Community Information in Public Libraries through Programming

This study examines the availability of community information at public libraries through programming. The study analyzed the websites of nine public library systems in North Carolina to determine what, if any, programs were offered that provided community information. Programming information on the websites was examined to find programs containing five types of community information: adult education, business and professional information, government services information, health information, and job and career information. The study findings show that while population size and operating income have a small impact on the amount of community information programming, the amount and type of community information programming present is largely dependent on the interest of the particular library system studied