公共圖書館與成人教育

Public Libraiy and Adult Education

如何藉由公共圖書館來推展成人教育，乃是當今規劃成人教育之重要課題。本文首先探討圖書館與成人教育之關係，然後再逐一探討公共圖書館在成人教育中所扮演的角色、公共圖書館達成成人教育目標應有的認識、公共圖書館所舉辦的成人教育活動、公共圖書館推展成人教育活動的困境等問題，最後再對台灣地區之公共圖書館與成人教育之現況做一初探性的檢討，並提出以下五點建議：1.經由立法授權公共圖書館辦理各項成人教育活動2.積極設立鄉鎮市級圖書館3.與空中大學學習指導中心相結合4.與有關之基金會、社團相互支援、協辦各種成人教育活動5.倡導公共圖書館為實施非正規教育之機構的概念。

The aim of this article is to discuss the relation of public library and adult education, the role of public library in promoting adult education, the ways public library strive to achive those adult education activity, adult education activities in public library, the dilemna public library face in promoting adult education activities, and finally propose five suggestion for public library in promoting adult education activities in Taiwan R.O.C.