Adult Library Services

Materials, services, and programs designed to meet the needs of the adult users of a public library, as opposed to those designed for children and young adults.

• Book discussion groups
  
  “A book discussion group is a forum where readers can come together and talk about books and the reading experience. These groups can be organized in a variety of ways. There are adult groups, student-led groups, mother-daughter groups, father-son groups, and parent-child groups, to name just a few. At my library we have a parent-child book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants.” -- “Giving Readers a Voice: Book Discussion Groups,” by Anna Healy.
• Computer Classes
  
  For teaching computing skills such as keyboarding, using a mouse, and navigating the internet.
• Employment search support
  
  A community-building service that libraries can offer to patrons to aid in finding a job.
• New Immigrants
  
  Resources to support library programming serving new immigrants.
• Older patrons
  
  Resources and programs that specifically target the community's senior population.
• Readers' Advisory for Adults
  
  Services that are provided by librarians typically in public libraries. These may include recommendations of specific titles, authors, or lists of books for particular needs.