Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Great Regulars: Based on "a survey of 2,252 Americans

ages 16 and above" conducted between October 15 and November 10 of last year, the Pew report assures us that, even in the digital age, libraries continue to serve a variety of functions, with nearly 60% of respondents having had some kind of interaction with a library in the last 12 months, and 91% saying that "public libraries are important to their communities."

As for the way these numbers break down, the vast majority of patrons (73%) still visit libraries to browse the shelves and borrow print books. In contrast, only 26% use library computers or WiFi connections to go online.

from David L. Ulin: Los Angeles Times: Not dead yet: Libraries still vital, Pew report finds

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