Reading Rooms play a central role in meeting the demand for Science and Health. "People who come to the Reading Room are on a search," says Christina Welton, a Reading Room librarian in Los Angeles, California. "They want to discover the spiritual side of their nature, how to learn more about God and their relationship to God, and how that relates to and benefits their everyday life. Especially since 9/11, people are reaching out for spiritual resources. They are on a spiritual quest. And when they read Science and Health they find answers that satisfy their quest."
Reading Room librarian Jane McClain in Dallas, Texas, says, "Everyone I meet at the Reading Room is honestly searching for something that's practical, something they can rely on. And they discover that Science and Health tells them how and why their prayers can be practical and effective."
Even after Mary Baker Eddy established Christian Science Reading Rooms, she continued to sell Science and Health through bookstores. Bookstores were the place of that day that were most commonly visited by the public.
