Reinventing Reference is a highly academic book of essays that did not feel altogether useful in this day and age. Many of the worries or presumptions featured in the book that paper materials and reference interactions that can be answered through Google were going extinct have all but been proven false. I think this book, in trying to be thorough, tackled too many subjects and is not fully useful for public-facing workers in any area of the profession. I would be interested in reading an updated edition that offers perspectives on more current issues. Navigating political and health misinformation, employment resources, and web resources that are increasing built with artificial intelligence does not work as intended, are issues that I am asked about the most as a public library worker. I would not recommend this book for modern readers.