Adult education work is one of the main taste of public libraries inTaiwan.R.O.C. The article (1) interprets the concept of librarians ofpublic libraries about what public libraries can do in promotingabult education activities,(2)delineates the present situation ofadult education activities of public libraries in Taiwan, R.O.C. (3)analyses the training needs of librarians doing adult educationwork. Three kind of qnestionaires are used to secure empiricaldata.