We, the librarians, have many hats!

I by chance turned on the TV and found a documentary film called "The Hollywood Librarian" film which portrayed the role of librarians and the libraries. The program is very informative.

I remember there was a scene that a librarian who questioned a young reader about her choice of books at the Checkout Desk. It was 1949. WOW! she can do that? I think she violated the library privacy issue. I do not believe we, the librarians should make comments on the books our patrons take home. Well, it was 1949. The library law and librarian ethics codes might be very different back then.

The school librarians are the center of the elementary schools. They have very rich knowledge of children books; they also have knowledge of children behavioral psychology. The children librarians at the public libraries provide endless story time for the young patrons. They are energetic and they promote reading. The correctional center librarians no doubt play a very important part of the inmates - They provide reader materials for the inmates, and they arrange literary classes for them.

We, the librarians, have "many hats"!!