A load of librarian scenes but how many do you remember?

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Nine pictures of Sunderland's librarians delighting bookworms over the years

Digital specialist in nostalgia

Published 2nd May 2023, 16:42 GMT

Updated 2nd May 2023, 16:43 GMT

Talk about unsung heroes. They’re the people who have catered for library users for decades.

Sunderland’s librarians handle so much more than just books. They will often help children in music sessions, or story time, or perhaps give a helping hand to family tree researchers

Others have become IT experts for the modern day library visitor.

So let’s give them a pat on the back for their services as we look back on chapters from St Mary and St Peter’s Toy Library in 2004, Fingerpaint Kindergarten in 2009, and Sunderland Central in 2012.

9. Back to 1973

Children librarian Mrs Anne Chisholm reads a story to young listeners at one of the regular story telling sessions held in Sunderland Central Library in 1973. Photo: Sunderland Echo