Abstract
After the end of World War II the question of how to deal with light literature in public libraries was discussed again. Thus, the controversy of the twenties was taken up again. Once more, the question arose what kind of literature was appropriate for a public library to offer and what kind was not. Was the idea of educating the people compatible with providing unlimited access to light literature? Increasing popularity of subscription libraries made the solution of this problem even more compelling. At the same time the open-shelf-library began to be widely accepted. This circumstance added to the librarian's fear of losing ocntrol over their readers' choice of books. Librarians were forced to redefine the aim and object of their profession
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