圖書館身為閱讀的基本機構，典藏著豐富多元的圖書資訊資源，面對當代社會情緒療癒與心理健康促進的潮流，圖書館除了發揮傳統知識性之圖書資訊資源的傳播功能外，該如何進一步運用書目療法之原理於現有之讀者服務上，嘗試施行 「書目療法服務」，以協助有情緒困擾問題之讀者滿足其情緒療癒的心理需求，此實為值得吾人思考的議題。有鑑於書目療法服務在國內尚屬一新興的領域，一般圖書館從業人員，對此項服務之意涵與基本概念仍不甚瞭解，爰此，筆者乃嘗試將書目療法之意義與機制、功能與類型，英國與美國圖書館書目療法服務之發展與施行之爭議以及國內圖書館施行書目療法服務之現況等，作一概略性之探討，藉供同道參考，期能收拋磚引玉之效。

As a basic institution for reading, libraries are responsible for the diversity of information resources. Facing the trend of emotional healing and mental health in the postmodern society, libraries no longer function entirely to spread information resources. Instead, the issue of implementing 'bliotherapeutic service' that assists readers through emotional distress is also worth taking into account. However, as bibliotherapeutic service is an emerging field in Taiwan, librarians are not familiar with the service's basic concepts and implications. With respect to this, the writer explores the origin and development of bibliotherapeutic service and provides reference on its significance, mechanism, functions and types for librarians to consider.