[Libs-Or] New Pew Research Report: Younger Americans and Public Libraries

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings!

Here is the latest report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project regarding library users. If the email below doesn't display correctly you can view it in your browser<http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/09/10/younger-americans-and-public-libraries/>.

Additional reports about libraries from Pew Research are available here<http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/libraries/> as well.

Cheers!
Darci

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Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Support and Development Services
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR  97301
503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us<mailto:darci.hanning at state.or.us>
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Younger Americans and Public Libraries
<http://pewinternet.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=f37feadaf0&e=c13fcaf634>[Younger Americans and libraries]<http://pewinternet.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=f37feadaf0&e=c13fcaf634><http://pewinternet.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=f37feadaf0&e=c13fcaf634>A new report today, based on several years of research about the role of libraries in the lives of Americans and their communities, covers a variety of survey findings that illustrate the ways in which the young are somewhat different from their elders. Here are some of the findings we highlight:

Millennials' lives are full of technology, but they are more likely than their elders to say that important information is not available on the internet. Some 98% of those under 30 use the internet, and 90% of those internet users say they using social networking sites.

Millennials are quite similar to their elders when it comes to the amount of book reading they do, but young adults are more likely to have read a book in the past 12 months. Overall, 88% of Americans under 30 read a book in the past year, compared with 79% of those ages 30 and older. Young adults have caught up to those in their thirties and forties in e-reading, with 37% of adults ages 18-29 reporting they have read an e-book in the past year.

As a group, Millennials are as likely as older adults to have used a library in the past 12 months, and are more likely to have used a library website. Among those ages 16-29, 50% reported having used a library or bookmobile in the course of the past year in a September 2013 survey.


Read or download the full report: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/09/10/younger-americans-and-public-libraries/


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