FRANCES SMARDO DOWD is assistant professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University, Denton. She has written and lectured extensively on latchkey children and other library service topics. Her articles have appeared in School Library Journal, Public Libraries, Children Today, and Public Quarterly.

• Part 1 Children in self-care after school: statistics and contributing factors; implications and impact of leaving children in self-care. Part 2 Latchkey children in the community: local and national responses to latchkey children; recommendations for the future. Part 3 Latchkey children in public libraries: why latchkey children present a dilemma for public libraries; what national research tells us about library latchkey children; library responses; recommendations for future library service. Appendices: 1988 questionnaire; 1990 questionnaire; annotated bibliography; latchkey organizations and agencies; names, addresses, and telephone numbers of public libraries in case studies.

FRANCES SMARDO DOWD is assistant professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University, Denton. She has written and lectured extensively on latchkey children and other library service topics. Her articles have appeared in School Library Journal, Public Libraries, Children Today, and Public Quarterly.

• Part 1 Children in self-care after school: statistics and contributing factors; implications and impact of leaving children in self-care. Part 2 Latchkey children in the community: local and national responses to latchkey children; recommendations for the future. Part 3 Latchkey children in public libraries: why latchkey children present a dilemma for public libraries; what national research tells us about library latchkey children; library responses; recommendations for future library service. Appendices: 1988 questionnaire; 1990 questionnaire; annotated bibliography; latchkey organizations and agencies; names, addresses, and telephone numbers of public libraries in case studies.

FRANCES SMARDO DOWD is assistant professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University, Denton. She has written and lectured extensively on latchkey children and other library service topics. Her articles have appeared in School Library Journal, Public Libraries, Children Today, and Public Quarterly.

• Part 1 Children in self-care after school: statistics and contributing factors; implications and impact of leaving children in self-care. Part 2 Latchkey children in the community: local and national responses to latchkey children; recommendations for the future. Part 3 Latchkey children in public libraries: why latchkey children present a dilemma for public libraries; what national research tells us about library latchkey children; library responses; recommendations for future library service. Appendices: 1988 questionnaire; 1990 questionnaire; annotated bibliography; latchkey organizations and agencies; names, addresses, and telephone numbers of public libraries in case studies.