At the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Chicago, Lee Rainie will present 13 key takeways from Pew Internet's research on libraries. Browse through the facts and then check out the libraries section of our website for more.
The Changing World of Libraries: Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
At the School Library Journal
Leadership Summit 2011, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie looked at the “state of reading” in the digital age by going through Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, smartphones, and social networking sites. He argued that reading is now 1) raw material for further creation; 2) real-time in the mobile age; 3) a “social contact sport” as teens share reading and other media and learn from them.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
As librarians, we communicate with our users, staff, C-Level, patrons, and each other every day with a myriad of technological devices, languages, infographics, styles and tones. Why does it feel like we are all talking at cross-purposes? Whether communicating your value to a VIP or just trying to stay in touch with your multi-generational staff, speaking across cultures, generations and technology platforms while still adhering to the strategic goals of your library and parent organization, can be formidable. This workshop will present a variety of different communication challenges (either generational, intercultural or via technology) and will look at methods to strategically navigate them to get your message across. It will also help you hear and understand the communications and motivations of others more effectively.
How libraries are dealing with the changing technological environment, as well as the larger context of Americans’ reading and library habits, and what they expect from libraries in the future.
Data in this report is mostly from the November 2011 Pew Internet report Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites, but some of the mobile phone data is from the 2010 Teens and Mobile Phones report. More: pewinternet.org
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center Internet Project, runs through the seven questions libraries need to address as they consider future services and their role for their patrons and communities. He describes how project research about the changing role of technology in people’s lives affects the kinds of issues librarians need to address as they experience the disruptions of technology change.
The Changing World of Libraries: Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
At the School Library Journal
Leadership Summit 2011, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie looked at the “state of reading” in the digital age by going through Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, smartphones, and social networking sites. He argued that reading is now 1) raw material for further creation; 2) real-time in the mobile age; 3) a “social contact sport” as teens share reading and other media and learn from them.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, will discuss the Project’s latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries. He will discuss the implications of this work for libraries.
As librarians, we communicate with our users, staff, C-Level, patrons, and each other every day with a myriad of technological devices, languages, infographics, styles and tones. Why does it feel like we are all talking at cross-purposes? Whether communicating your value to a VIP or just trying to stay in touch with your multi-generational staff, speaking across cultures, generations and technology platforms while still adhering to the strategic goals of your library and parent organization, can be formidable. This workshop will present a variety of different communication challenges (either generational, intercultural or via technology) and will look at methods to strategically navigate them to get your message across. It will also help you hear and understand the communications and motivations of others more effectively.
How libraries are dealing with the changing technological environment, as well as the larger context of Americans’ reading and library habits, and what they expect from libraries in the future.
Data in this report is mostly from the November 2011 Pew Internet report Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites, but some of the mobile phone data is from the 2010 Teens and Mobile Phones report. More: pewinternet.org
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center Internet Project, runs through the seven questions libraries need to address as they consider future services and their role for their patrons and communities. He describes how project research about the changing role of technology in people’s lives affects the kinds of issues librarians need to address as they experience the disruptions of technology change.
At the 29th Annual ACT Enrollment Planners Conference, Director Lee Rainie will highlight 13 things everyone should know about how today's teens use technology. With data from the Pew Research Internet Project's national surveys of teens and parents, Lee will highlight some critical ways digital tools are changing not only how teens communicate, but also how they gather information about the world and present themselves to others.
At the American Library Association's National Library Legislative Day, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie will discuss 11 key takeaways from the Project's libraries research.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, discussed the project’s research about younger Americans and how libraries fit into their lives. He discussed seven key insights from the research about the special world of teens and young adults, and how they differ from older Americans.
Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Internet Project, will present the Project's latest findings about the changing role of libraries and patrons' interest in new services. He will also describe Project research into the way people use mobile devices and social media.
Amanda Lenhart presented to the Education Writers Association Annual Meeting. This presentation offers an overview of the findings and insights from the Writing, Technology and Teens report. The report and the presentation examine the intersection between writing and technology for teens, in both the academic and social spheres.
4/25/08
Library patrons and non-patrons: Who they are, what their information needs are, what kind of technology they use, and how libraries can meet the varying needs of their patrons.
Lee Rainie will describe the latest findings of the Pew Internet Project about libraries and the new mix of services they are offering their patrons – and considering offering.
Just how well do you know the people who use your library? Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and co-author of Networked: The New Social Operating System, shares the latest data about how our clientele are interacting with information technology. Learn about patron preferences and behaviors during this program.
Research associate Kathryn Zickuhr presented findings about Americans’ engagement with public libraries to participants of MCID’s International Visitor Leadership Program in Washington, DC.
Related content:
• From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers–and beyond http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/13/library-engagement-typology/
• How Americans Value Public Libraries in Their Communities http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/12/11/libraries-in-communities/
Today, Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, is speaking at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Las Vegas. He'll describe the Project’s new study about the different kinds of library users and non-users, based on research that uses segmentation models to show how technology, community orientation, and library activities affect the way people use libraries. The research also shows the variety of reasons why people do not use libraries. He will explore the implications of this work for library leaders as they explore new services and for the library community as it does advocacy. His slides are available here:
Lee Rainie presented the latest findings from the Pew Research Center's library research and discussed the implications of that research for the future of libraries in three specific ways: The library as a place, the library as a connector of people, and the library as a platform for getting patrons the information and the contacts they seek.
The Pew Research Center’s latest report on public libraries in the digital age was released in March—an in-depth analysis of library users’ and non-users’ habits and attitudes. Research Associate Kathryn Zickuhr explains the findings and their implications for libraries as they plan for the future.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project presents his organization’s latest findings about what people do at libraries and what they’d like libraries to become. He describes the services patrons say they want libraries to offer and he describes the big issues that new libraries are resolving.
Parents, Children, Libraries, and ReadingPDA Ekniga
Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading
by Carolyn Miller, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell
The vast majority of parents of minor children — children younger than 18 — feel libraries are very important for their children. That attachment carries over into parents’ own higher-than-average use of a wide range of library services.1
The ties between parents and libraries start with the importance parents attach to the role of reading in their children’s lives. Half of parents of children under age 12 (50%) read to their child every day and an additional 26% do so a few times a week. Those with children under age 6 are especially keen on daily reading with their child: 58% of these parents read with their child every day and another 26% read multiple times a week with their children.
The importance parents assign to reading and access to knowledge shapes their enthusiasm for libraries and their programs:
At the 29th Annual ACT Enrollment Planners Conference, Director Lee Rainie will highlight 13 things everyone should know about how today's teens use technology. With data from the Pew Research Internet Project's national surveys of teens and parents, Lee will highlight some critical ways digital tools are changing not only how teens communicate, but also how they gather information about the world and present themselves to others.
At the American Library Association's National Library Legislative Day, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie will discuss 11 key takeaways from the Project's libraries research.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, discussed the project’s research about younger Americans and how libraries fit into their lives. He discussed seven key insights from the research about the special world of teens and young adults, and how they differ from older Americans.
Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Internet Project, will present the Project's latest findings about the changing role of libraries and patrons' interest in new services. He will also describe Project research into the way people use mobile devices and social media.
Amanda Lenhart presented to the Education Writers Association Annual Meeting. This presentation offers an overview of the findings and insights from the Writing, Technology and Teens report. The report and the presentation examine the intersection between writing and technology for teens, in both the academic and social spheres.
4/25/08
Library patrons and non-patrons: Who they are, what their information needs are, what kind of technology they use, and how libraries can meet the varying needs of their patrons.
Lee Rainie will describe the latest findings of the Pew Internet Project about libraries and the new mix of services they are offering their patrons – and considering offering.
Just how well do you know the people who use your library? Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project and co-author of Networked: The New Social Operating System, shares the latest data about how our clientele are interacting with information technology. Learn about patron preferences and behaviors during this program.
Research associate Kathryn Zickuhr presented findings about Americans’ engagement with public libraries to participants of MCID’s International Visitor Leadership Program in Washington, DC.
Related content:
• From Distant Admirers to Library Lovers–and beyond http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/03/13/library-engagement-typology/
• How Americans Value Public Libraries in Their Communities http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/12/11/libraries-in-communities/
Today, Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project, is speaking at the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Las Vegas. He'll describe the Project’s new study about the different kinds of library users and non-users, based on research that uses segmentation models to show how technology, community orientation, and library activities affect the way people use libraries. The research also shows the variety of reasons why people do not use libraries. He will explore the implications of this work for library leaders as they explore new services and for the library community as it does advocacy. His slides are available here:
Lee Rainie presented the latest findings from the Pew Research Center's library research and discussed the implications of that research for the future of libraries in three specific ways: The library as a place, the library as a connector of people, and the library as a platform for getting patrons the information and the contacts they seek.
The Pew Research Center’s latest report on public libraries in the digital age was released in March—an in-depth analysis of library users’ and non-users’ habits and attitudes. Research Associate Kathryn Zickuhr explains the findings and their implications for libraries as they plan for the future.
Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet Project presents his organization’s latest findings about what people do at libraries and what they’d like libraries to become. He describes the services patrons say they want libraries to offer and he describes the big issues that new libraries are resolving.
Parents, Children, Libraries, and ReadingPDA Ekniga
Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading
by Carolyn Miller, Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie and Kristen Purcell
The vast majority of parents of minor children — children younger than 18 — feel libraries are very important for their children. That attachment carries over into parents’ own higher-than-average use of a wide range of library services.1
The ties between parents and libraries start with the importance parents attach to the role of reading in their children’s lives. Half of parents of children under age 12 (50%) read to their child every day and an additional 26% do so a few times a week. Those with children under age 6 are especially keen on daily reading with their child: 58% of these parents read with their child every day and another 26% read multiple times a week with their children.
The importance parents assign to reading and access to knowledge shapes their enthusiasm for libraries and their programs:
Companion slides to the April 2022 webinar "Where Did You Get That Book" from the Freckle Project. See https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle_project_surveys_reports for more information and other webinars.
Lee Rainie, the Project Director, describes the findings from the nationally representative survey that asked Americans what types of services they value in their libraries and what additional services they would like their libraries to offer.
Bringing national trends in community, information, learning and technology to public libraries in northeast Florida. Building on strong foundations and great data from Pew Internet & American Life, Aspen Institute, the Institute for the Future and the University of Maryland Digital Inclusion Survey.
Meeting the Changing Research Needs of Students. An ebook survey on China stu...ProQuest
The presentation summarizes the survey results from 4,755 respondents from over 80 member institutions, which was co-hosted by ProQuest and CALIS (China Academic Library & Information System.
The survey covered the following areas: overall awareness of the electronic resources at their university; ebooks user behavior; usage of ebook resources; challenges for using ebooks; ebook features; whether training was important in using information resources for their learning and their research; ebooks trends and needs in North America.
Presenting the latest and greatest from the Pew Internet Project's library research, Director Lee Rainie spoke at the Computer in Libraries 2013 Conference on Tuesday event, during its "Innovative & Awesome Tech" session.
Freckle Project November 2021 Update - Slides.pdfEveryLibrary
Slides for the November 2021 Freckle Project update. For more information on this series visit https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle_project_surveys_reports.
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Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 29, 2020 to scholars, policy makers and civil society advocates convened by New York University’s Governance Lab (GovLab). He described findings from two canvassings of hundreds of technology and democracy experts that captured their views about the future of democracy and the future of social and civic innovation by the year 2030. Among other subjects, the experts looked at the impact of misinformation, “techlash” and trust in government institutions.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on October 14, 2020 at a gathering sponsored by the International Institute of Communications. He described the most recent Center public opinion surveys since mid-March, covering the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, racial justice protests that began in the summer, and the final stages of the 2020 presidential election campaign. He particularly examined how and why people are using the internet in the midst of multiple national crises and their concerns about digital divide and homework gap issues. And he covered how the Center has researched the impact of misinformation in recent years.
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research, presented a synthesis of the Pew Research Center’s growing explorations of issues related to trust, facts and democracy at a forum hosted by the International Institute of Communications on December 5, 2018. His presentation covered Center findings related to declining trust in institutions, increasing challenges tied to misinformation and the ways in which concerns about trust and truth are linked to public attitudes about democracy.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology research, spoke about the skills requirements for jobs in the future at the International Telecommunications Union’s “capacity building symposium” for digital technologies. He discussed the changing structure of jobs and the broad labor force and the attitudes of Americans about the likely changes that robots, artificial intelligence (AI) and other advances in digital life will create in workplaces. The session took place in Santo Domingo on June 18, 2018.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, gave the Holmes Distinguished Lecture at Colorado State University on April 13, 2018. He discussed the research the Center conducted with Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center about the future of the internet and the way digital technologies will spread to become the “internet of everywhere” and “artificial intelligence” everywhere. He also explored the ways in which experts say this will create improvements in people’s lives and the new challenges – including privacy, digital divides, anti-social behavior and stress tests for how human social and political systems adapt.
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at Pew Research Center, discussed recent findings about the prevalence and impact of online harassment at the Cyber Health and Safety Virtual Summit: 41% of American adults have been harassed online and 66% have witnessed harassment. The findings come from the Center’s recent report on these issues.
Lee Rainie, director of internet and technology research at Pew Research Center, presented these findings at the International Monetary Fund/World Bank’s Youth Dialogue and its program, “A World Without Work?” The findings tie to several pieces of research at the Center, including reports on the state of American jobs, automation in everyday life, and the future of jobs training programs.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, described the Center’s research about public views related to facts and trust after the 2016 election at UPCEA's “Summit on Online Leadership.” He explored how education is affected as students face challenges finding and using knowledge. In addition, he covered the Center’s latest research about how ubiquitous technology shapes the new information landscape for students.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center, spoke on May 10, 2017 to the American Bar Association’s Section of Science and Technology Law about the rise of the Internet of Things and its implications for privacy and cybersecurity. The velocity of change today is remarkable and increasingly challenging to navigate. Rainie discussed Pew Research Center’s reports about “Digital Life in 2025” and “The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025,” which present the views of hundreds of “technology builders and analysts” on the future of the internet. He also highlighted the implications of the Center’s reports on “Americans and Cybersecurity” and “What the Public Knows about Cybersecurity.”
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed the Center's latest findings at the Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit in Washington. He talked about how people use social media, how they think about news in the Trump Era, how they try to establish and act on trust and where they turn for expertise in a period where so much information is contested.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed his group’s latest findings about the role of libraries and librarians on April 3 at Innovative Users Group conference. The latest work shows that many people struggle to find the most trustworthy information and they express a clear hope that librarians can help them. He explored recent research about how people are becoming “lifelong learners” and that library services are an element of how they hope to stay relevant in their jobs, as well as find ways to enrich their lives. He drew on Pew Research Center studies about the information and media sources people use and how they decide what to trust.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented at the Computers in Libraries 2017 conference on March 30 new findings about how people have shifted to the mindset of lifelong learners and the implications of that for librarians. He discussed how people’s disposition towards information and knowledge – are they engaged or are they wary? – shapes how they use library resources. He also discussed future technology trends and how librarians will have to adjust to them.
Lee Rainie, director of internet, science and technology research at Pew Research Center, gave this speech at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida on Feb. 16, 2017, about the new age of politics and media. He described what Donald Trump's campaign and the dawn of the Trump presidency have taught us about the historic shifts in politics and media that have occurred in the last generation.
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, discussed the Center’s latest findings on digital divides based a survey conducted from Sept. 29 to Nov. 6, 2016. The presentation was to the board of Feeding America. Rainie looked at differences tied to internet access, home broadband ownership, and smartphone ownership by several demographic measures, including household income, educational attainment, race and ethnicity, age, and community type. He also discussed the Center’s research related to “digital readiness gaps” among technology users.
Lee Rainie, Director of Internet, Science, and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented this material on December 12, 2016 to a working group at the National Academy of Sciences. The group is exploring how to think about creating an academic discipline around "data science."
Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology research at the Pew Research Center, presented the Center’s latest findings about the use of digital technology and its future at the Federal Reserve Board’s Editors and Designers conference in Philadelphia on October 6, 2016. During the keynote he discussed the impact of social media, collaboration, and future trends in technology with a special focus on the issues tied to security and reputational risk that face the Federal Reserve System. He described how the Center’s research can help communicators:
-Disseminate their messages across multiple digital and traditional media channels
-Engage their audience and encourage amateur evangelism
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Lee Rainie, director of Internet, Science and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center will cover the latest findings of the center’s public opinion polling about Americans use of libraries and their feelings about the role that libraries play in their lives and in their communities at the American Library Association Conference in Orlando. The new findings will cover the latest library-usage trends, book-reading trends, and insights into the ways more and more Americans hope libraries will offer community-oriented and educational services.
Lee Rainie will present findings from Pew Research Center’s report titled "The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025" to the American Bar Association Section of Science & Technology law on March 30, 2016. The report presents the views of hundreds of “technology builders and analysts” on the question of whether Internet of Things will have widespread and beneficial effects on the everyday lives of the public.
Innovation and technology go hand in hand in developing the vision and strategy for the business solutions these leaders employ to engage current and new customers (boomers and beyond), and to establish new business models. Explore the best practices in innovation that drive new revenue generation. How is innovation affected by the adoption of technology by older consumers? Lee Rainie and Andrew Perrin present what works and what doesn’t when innovating in large public and nonprofit organizations at the Boomer Summit in Washington.
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1. Libraries + Parents = Innovation
and Success
13 Key Takeaways from Pew
Internet’s Libraries Research
2. 1) Libraries are appreciated
91% say libraries are
important to their
communities
76% say libraries are
important to them and
their families (84% of
parents)
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3. 1a) Libraries are especially appreciated by parents
94% of parents say libraries are important
for their children and 79% describe
libraries as “very important”
84% of these parents say a major reason
they want their children to have access
to libraries is that libraries help inculcate
their children’s love of reading and books
81% say a major reason is that libraries
provide their children with information
and resources not available at home
71% say a major reason is that libraries are
a safe place for children
4. 1b) Single most powerful driver of deeper library
engagement: having a child or grandchild
Reasons library use INCREASED (26%)
Enjoy taking their children, grandchildren 26%
Do research and use reference materials 14%
Borrow books more 12%
Student 10%
Use library computers and internet 8%
Have more time to read now, retired 6%
To save money 6%
Good selection and variety 5%
E-books, audio books, media are available 5%
Convenient 5%
Reading more now 5%
Library events and activities 4%
Good library and helpful staff 3%
Quiet, relaxing time, social locale 2%
Use for my job 2%
5. 5
2) Libraries stack up well vs. other institutions
How confident? How important?
63 28
Library to community
6. 3) People like librarians
• 98% of “ever” library visitors say interactions are “very positive”
• 81% of library visitors say librarians are “very helpful”
• 50% of “last year” visitors got help from a librarian
7. 4) Libraries have rebranded
themselves as tech hubs
80% of Americans say
borrowing books is a “very
important” service libraries
provide (83% of parents)
80% say reference librarians
are a “very important”
service
77% say free access to
computers and the internet
is a “very important”
service (81% of parents)
76% say quiet study spaces
are a “very important”
service (78% of parents)
8. 5) Parents over-index on library use in person
and via tech
73%
64%
46%
32%
30%
19%
59%
49%
36%
22% 23%
11%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Library card Visit lib past year Used library
website
Used website past
year
Increased lib use in
past 5 years
Visit website via
mobile
Parents of minor children Other adults
9. 6) Among library users, parents do
more activities than others
9%
40%*
50%*
64%*
81%*
81%*
5%
27%
35%
31%
68%
70%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Borrow e-book
Use computer/internet
Borrow DVD/CD/videotape
Attend class/event for kids
Borrow print books
Browse shelves
Other adults Parents of minor children
10. 7) Reading is alive and well
Read a book in last year
90%
79% 81%
77%
72%
67%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Ages 16-17 18-24 25-29 30-49 50-64 65+
2012
11. 85%
73% 72%
66% 65%
61%
25% 24% 25%
31%
17% 14%16%
12% 15% 18%
10% 7%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Ages 16-17
(n=101)
Ages 18-24
(n=218)
Ages 25-29
(n=151)
Ages 30-49
(n=586)
Ages 50-64
(n=628)
Ages 65+
(n=531)
Read a print book Read an e-book Listened to an audiobook
7a) Reading is alive and well – esp. in print
The format of books read
12. 7b) Reading is precious to parents
especially in print
• 50% of parents of
children under age
12 read to their
child every day
• 26% do so a few
times a week
• 58% of parents
with children under
6 read with their
child every day
13. 8) E-book reading is growing;
borrowing is just getting started
Late 2012: 23% read an e-
book (29% of parents)
2012: 5% of Americans 16+
have borrowed e-book from
library in last year (9% of
parents)
Growing awareness that this
is library feature: now 31%
of public
14. 9) Parents own more e-book reading
devices
• 24% of parents own e-book readers vs. 17% of
non-parents (as of mid-January)
• 50% of parents own tablets vs. 27% of non-
parents (as of mid-May)
• More than 60% of parents own one or the
other vs. 42% of non-parents
15. 10) Parents eager for new tech services
48%
53%
55%
55%
60%
60%
59%
65%
57%
71%
55%
70%*
65%*
63%*
72%*
70%*
71%*
78%*
77%*
79%*
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Instruction on e-book readers
Digital media lab
Pre-loaded e-book readers
Classes for e-book readers
Personalized recommendations
Library kiosks in community
GPS app for library navigation
Petting zoo for new tech
Cell app for library services
Online "ask a librarian"
Parents Other adults
16. 11) The public invites you to be more
engaged in knotty problems
20
41
42
43
47
53
59
61
82
85
39
36
34
39
38
30
28
27
14
11
36
20
19
14
12
5
9
9
3
2
0 20 40 60 80 100
Move some books/stacks out of public locations
Make most services automated
Move most library services online
Help users digitize material
Offer more interactive learning experiences
Offer more e-books
Have more comfortable spaces
Separate spaces for different services
Free literacy programs
Coordinate more with local schools
Should definitely do Should maybe do Should definitely not do
17. 12) Libraries have a PR problem /
opportunity
• 22% say that they know
all or most of the services
their libraries offer
• 46% say they know some
of what their libraries
offer
• 31% said they know not
much or nothing at all of
what their libraries offer
18. 13) Mothers are special
82%*
73%*
54%*
39%*
24%*
44%*
63%
54%
36%
25%
14%
34%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Have library card Visit library in last
year
Visit library website
(ever)
Visit library website
(last year)
Visit libray website
via mobile device
Use
computers/internet
(among library
users)
Mothers Fathers