Introduction to Public Librarianship

Actually not terrible like textbooks tend to be. I pulled a lot of interesting facts and figures out of the chapters, which was a pleasant surprise. The book also had lengthy discussions about supporting readings, which I made extensive notes about for later, and helpful links and things for websites in each chapter.

All that said, it's still a textbook at its core. The chapters read dry for the most part, and are extremely lengthy in some cases. The information is relevant to today's library world (I read the 3rd edition, published 2018), but there's a lot of “but we'll see where this trend/thing/technology/legislation goes in the future” hand waving.