Whisner is a law librarian at the University of Washington; these essays are reprints of a column from Law Library Journal. The first third are about providing reference services, and the second part is about being a reference librarian. The final part is geared towards legal researchers of all kinds. The essays are interesting and thought provoking, and (where necessary) well-researched and -footnoted. Some essays may not be of interest to non-law librarians, but especially the ones in the first two sections should resonate with librarians of other stripes as well.