The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to gain an expanded knowledge of how some of the professions in the library field view bibliotherapy and how they describe and experience the relationship between bibliotherapy and the public libraries' activities in Västra Götaland. The bachelor thesis deals with questions about what public libraries' assignments regarding bibliotherapy activities looks like in the region, what opportunities and obstacles exist for bibliotherapy and how bibliotherapy activities can be motivated at public libraries. 

The material for the bachelor thesis has been collected through semi-structured interviews which have then been analyzed through a thematic content analysis. As a theoretical framework for the study, Jürgen Habermas' theory of the public sphere and Ragnar Audunson's theory of libraries as low-intensity meeting places have been used. The results show that there is a place for bibliotherapy at the public library's arena in Västra Götaland. In order for the bibliotherapy work to be successful, three factors have been identified and these are competence development, collaboration and the need for networks.

The results also shows that bibliotherapy can be used both as a health- and reading promotion method, be a reason for the library to collaborate with other professions, a tool that can be used to achieve social sustainability, a way to renew the library's activities, develop the librarianship profession and be a way for the library to reach out to new groups in society which in turn can lead to the library getting new users.