It is not a ‘scholarly’ book. It is not a ‘profound’ book. But it is a book which makes you want to meet the writer and talk to him. It has a pleasant, straight-from-the-shoulder manner, and the rat-tat-tat of the sentences, without nagging you, holds your interest. What is more, the down-to-earth locales which are the several contexts to the problems discussed, along with the accompanying individual names (fanciful coinages, I am sure), invests every little essay with pragmatic value. It is a rather unusual kind of book and is most welcome for its freshness and total lack of pretensions. … .
What is the book about? It deals with everyday problems in the life of a working librarian: Should a public library provide college text-books; should a librarian side with a cause; should a university librarian be the head of the department of library science; is it a good practice to order books through a cooperative society? … .