I agree that public librarians are in a great position to educate and empower the people. When I was reading your post, I kept thinking, ‘If not the librarians, then who?’ Well, I think there are a number of others who can and do also help. But as you stated, librarians are also positioned well for this task. What I find upsetting, then, is the lack of funding that they receive to deliver these services as this week’s readings suggested.