Today is National Library Workers Day and that gives us a chance to celebrate these great Wearside people who look after our books.
Okay, so the day is an American celebration but we think the likes of Anne Chisholm, Michael White, Janet Simm, Jolene Dunbar and Stephen Dodd deserve our praise all year round.
See who else gets our attention in these Sunderland Echo memories.
1. A chat with the Queen Mum
Two young Sunderland lads who got the chance to speak to the Royal visitor in the Central Library. | se
2. 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. | se Photo: Sunderland Echo
3. A big read in 1989
Sunderland librarian Michael White bought a 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary for Sunderland Central Library for £1,500 in 1989. Here is library assistant Andrea Ogden with the books. | se
4. Once upon a time in 2003
A free book scheme was just being launched when this photo was taken in 2003. Early Years Librarian Janet Simm was having fun with Paula Armstrong and her son Matthew, 2. | se