ABSTRACT
This paper examines various aspects of librarianship in order to illustrate that the profession is one that requires the techniques of mediation. Both librarianship and mediation are crafts guided by and furthering the interests of democratic society. The concern of librarians with intellectual freedom and literacy is examined 4as it encompasses the challenges of homelessness and multi-culturalism. These issues call upon librarians to mediate, and to do so dynamically because of changes in library theory, methods, and technology.
