Library pedagogy as profile discipline for preparation of bachelors

A detailed characteristic of the educational discipline «Library pedagogy» is given for the first time; the discipline is taught at the chair for Library science and theory of reading, the Library and Information faculty of the Saint Petersburg State Institute of Culture. The article describes the focus of the discipline on the formation of librarian’s future readiness for using psychological-pedagogical approaches and methods in the library and information service of various user groups and ability to implement libraries in educational and cultural programs. The contents of the educational course of library pedagogy, which includes topics related to the activities of the school teacher-librarian, the guidance of reading, and the contribution of individual scholars of library science to the formation and development of library pedagogy, is disclosed. The emphasis is placed that studying library pedagogy, students consider library as pedagogical system, which carries out upbringing and enlightenment of users. The pedagogical aspect is peculiar to all processes which are occurring in this system, thus library pedagogy is present in all kinds of activity of the library. It is implemented not only in direct communication, in the process of library and information services, but also indirectly, through the formation of a fund, library design, etc.