Purpose
The purpose of the centers was to "implement, supplement and strengthen public library service in rural areas." A fundamental and deeply disturbing aspect of library service in Massachusetts was that the library services available to Massachusetts residents were very unequal. Large and/or affluent communities generally enjoyed high-quality library services, provided by adequately-funded libraries. Small rural communities, on the other hand, seldom had the benefit of adequately-funded libraries and consequently had much weaker library services available to community residents.
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