A review by jen_jacob
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library by Amanda Oliver

2.0

I wanted to like this book, and there were parts that I really got into. I wish that Oliver had focused more on her time at Northwest One and the issues that surrounded the branch and its patrons as well as how the staff at the branch helped those patrons. How, with the limited time allowed, did the hired social worker make any progress? What has the DC Public Library System done since to address these issues. Maybe this is a wish because this is my specific area of interest.

To me, the entire book seemed disjointed. Something that could have been written in a journal and that Oliver was almost using to unpack her time as a librarian. While I can empathize with her and have needed to take time to decompress, I don’t think that writing a book with this particular format is the way to go.

It could have been productive on so many levels. But I think that one topic should have been chosen and stuck to.