Readers, reading and librarians: Ed. by Bill Katz; New York: Haworth Information Press, 2001, 219 pages, price not reported, cloth, ISBN 0789006995 (also published as The Acquisitions Librarian 25)

Abstract

* Introduction: Remembrance of Things Past--and Future * Reading, Books, and Librarians * Making Choices: What Readers Say About Choosing Books to Read for Pleasure * The Book's Remarkable Longevity in the Face of New Communications Technologies--Past, Present, and Future * Some Speculation on the Future of the Book * The Meaning of Reading: Fiction and Public Libraries * Books Are for Use? Keeping the Faith in Reading * A Librarian's Thoughts on Reading * Readers' Advisory * From Reading Words to Reading the World: Readers' Advisory for Adult Literacy Students * Reading the Future of the Public Library * Reaching Library Patrons with Special Services and Materials * Flow: The Benefits of Pleasure Reading and Tapping Readers' Interests * Children and Reading * Clues from Conversations: An Overview of Research in Children's Response to Literature * "The Heart's Field": Landscapes of Children's Literature * Librarians in Fiction * From Cosmo and Alec to the Tallest Man in the World: Some Fictional Librarians and Their Patrons * Best Books and the Canon * Best Books and Readers * A Prevalence of Lists * Index * Reference Notes Included