Since　1979，　there　have　been　many　attempts　to　reform　the　management　of　public　services，including　public　library　services　in　the　UK．　ln　this　research，　the　strategies　for　reform　of　thepublic　library　management　which　were　carried　forward　by　the　Conservative　Party　and　those　bythe　Labor　Party　were　compared　and　analysed　to　clarify　their　features．　　　It　was　confirmed　that　the　strategies　by　both　the　Conservative　and　the　Labor　were　set　inaccord　with　the　principles　of　those　for　reform　of　the　whole　public　services．　The　principles　of　theConservative　strategies　were　promotion　of　privatization，　management　rationalization　by　voluntary　effort，　and　creation　of　customer－oriented　libraries．　While　those　of　the　Labor　strategies　werepromotion　of　the　library　management　in　partnership　with　public，　private　and　voluntary　sectors，management　rationalization　at　the　initiative　of　the　central　government，　creation　of　customeroriented　libraries，　and　adaptation　to　information　society．　　　Model　Statement　of　Standants　developed　by　the　Conservative　was　analysed　and　comparedwith　ComPrehensive，　EiEcient　ana　Modern　Public　Libraries　developed　by　the　Labor．　The　resultswere　as　follows：　The　Conservative　administration　had　aimed　at　customer－oriented　libraries，　but，the　government　gave　them　only　the　paratactic　menu　of　the　library　services，　and　demandedthem　to　set　their　own　targets　and　to　achieve　them　through　management　rationalization　byvoluntary　effort．　The　Labor　administration　aimed　at　customer－oriented　libraries　like　the　Conservative，　but　showed　clearly　the　emphasis　placed　on　the　following　services：　book－lendingservice　for　general　adults　and　children，　and　services　related　to　information　and　communication technology．　The　Labor　also　developed　a　system　for　the　library　authorities　to　achieve　thenational　target　set　by　the　government．　　It　was　showed　that　the　principal　aim　of　their　strategies　was　to　improve　nationallylibrarians’　skills　in　management　and　policy－making．　However，　they　still　leave　some　problems　toresolve，　such　as　too　much　dependence　on　customer　satisfaction　and　the　difificulty　of　consideringthe　needs　of　the　coming　generation．