Comment

Abstract

TWICE WITHIN THREE days recently I was asked to give my opinion on the character and suitability of candidates applying for professional posts in children's libraries. In one instance only was I asked to mention the candidate's interest in and knowledge of children's literature. At first this occasioned a mild surprise, but then, on reflection, I could recall no instance ever of my being asked whether a candidate knew anything at all about adult literature. Why is it that librarians working in children's libraries are expected to have taken a course in children's literature, when those who are concerned with library services for their parents are rarely questioned about their knowledge of adult books, apart from a perfunctory enquiry or two at interview on the books they themselves have read lately?

Citation

Day, A., Barr, D., Revill, D., McClellan, A., Green, H., Subramanyam, K. and Brophy, P. (1976), "Comment", New Library World, Vol. 77 No. 10, pp. 184-191. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038317