Editing Public library (section)

====Adult programs====
[[File:Partners for Lifelong Learning, Public Libraries and Adult Education.png|thumb|Public Libraries and the Adult Education Act. 25 years.]]

Adult library programming in the United States initially had strong ties to adult education and adult literacy.<ref>Sticht, Thomas G. ''The POWER of Adult Education: Moving the Adult Education and Literacy System of the United States from the Margins to the Mainstream of Education''  2001. ERIC (ED457410).</ref> Margaret E. Monroe traced these connections on the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Adult Education Act which was part of the [[Economic Opportunity Act of 1964]].<ref>Monroe, Margaret Ellen. ''Partners for Lifelong Learning: Public Libraries & Adult Education.'' Washington, D.C.: Office of Library Programs, U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1991.Also published in ERIC ED 341 393. IR 053 888</ref>

The American Library Association supported the "Adult Services in the Eighties" (ASE) project which replicated an earlier ALA 1952-53 survey, ''Adult Education Activities in Public Libraries'' by Helen Lyman Smith.<ref>Smith, Helen Lyman. ''Adult Education Activities in Public Libraries'', a Report of the ALA Survey of Adult Education Activities in Public Libraries and State Library Extension Agencies of the United States. Chicago: American Library Association, 1954.</ref> The ASE project was conducted to provide planning for new directions for adult library services.<ref>Heim, Kathleen M., and Danny P. Wallace. ''Adult Services: An Enduring Focus for Public Libraries.'' Chicago: American Library Association, 1990.</ref> Sources on the scope of adult services include "Where Would We Be without Them? Libraries and Adult Education Activities: 1966–91",<ref>McCook, Kathleen (1992)."Where Would We Be without Them? Libraries and Adult Education Activities: 1966–91." ''RQ,''32 : 245–253.</ref>  "Twenty-First Century Public Library Adult Services",<ref>Stephens, Annabel K. Twenty-First Century Public Library Adult Services, ''Reference & User Services Quarterly'' 45 (Spring 2006):223-235.</ref>''Adult Programs in the Library,''<ref>Lear, Brett W. ''Adult Programs in the Library.'' Chicago: American Library Association, 2014.</ref> and ''Designing Adult Services Strategies For Better Serving Your Community.''<ref>Roberts, Ann. ''Designing Adult Services Strategies For Better Serving Your Community.'' Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, 2018.</ref> A national study of public library service to older adults was conducted  in 2015.<ref>Lenstra N, Oguz F, Duvall CS. Library services to an aging population: A nation-wide study in the United States. ''Journal of Librarianship & Information Science''. 2020;52(3):738-748.</ref>

The [[New York Public Library]] offers over 93,000 programs to its patrons every year at its 87 different branches. Adult programs include Excel classes, writing club, adult coloring club, chess club, knitting club, and a jewelry making class.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar|title=Events|website=The New York Public Library|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829224639/https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar|archive-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>

The [[Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library]] has an adult coloring club, a crochet/knitting/sewing club, a gardening club, a bead and string class, and a bilingual computer class.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abqlibrary.org/events/adults|title=LibGuides: Programs & Events: For Adults|first=Ben|last=Ridout|website=abqlibrary.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830010634/http://abqlibrary.org/events/adults|archive-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>

The [[Tampa–Hillsborough County Public Library System]] has 31 branches that offer the usual book clubs and writing clubs for adults. However, they also offer an early morning walking club, chair yoga classes, beginning computer classes, genealogy classes, walk-in tech help, and a coffee and French talk class.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hcplc.org/events |title=Events & Classes |website=Hillsborough County Public Library |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref>