Because twelve-year-old Lucy pretends to see monsters everywhere, no one believes her when she discovers that the librarian in charge of the summer reading program is a real one.
Follows the chief librarian at an Illinois public library through her day's work as she supervises library employees and helps them carry out their responsibilities in the technical processing center, children's reading room, graphic arts department, and other areas.
Text and color photos answer questions about the work of librarians, describing the tools they use, the different places they work, such as schools and bookmobiles, and a typical day on the job.