Who Uses the Public Library, and Who Cares?

The article presents an entry in the journal's regular column focusing on public librarianship. This entry addresses the basic question of what constituencies use public libraries and why they are important to serve. Topics addressed include trends in providing non-traditional public services through public library facilities, the views of researcher David Thacher on the existence and maintenance of libraries as public spaces, and managing the realities of misbehavior in such spaces.