Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Bibliotherapy

i'm sitting here writing out flashcards for terms i'm supposed to learn for my "information sources and services" course, and i come across this term "bibliotherapy". yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. it's the use of literature, film or other media to aid in the personal growth or rehabilitation of a group through the discussion of the materials being read or watched. there's 2 kinds, clinical (used by doctors and hospital librarians) and developmental (used by schools and some public libraries). can you think of a more wonderful library job than that?? i am so inspired to look into this more now as a possible career option. i mean obviously i knew librarians helped people, that's what they do...but i never even imagined that something like this existed.

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