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<p class="MsoNormal">The Pew Internet has released another report that most of you will probably find of great interest, “<b>Younger Americans' Reading and Library Habits</b>”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can read the <b>full report</b> at their website:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Or <b>download</b> the PDF version of the full report: <o:p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/files/legacy-pdf/PIP_YoungerLibraryPatrons.pdf">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/files/legacy-pdf/PIP_YoungerLibraryPatrons.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you need the <b>Cliffs Notes version</b>, Mashable has a nice summary of the report here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://mashable.com/2012/10/23/embargo-oct-23-1201-a-m-et/">http://mashable.com/2012/10/23/embargo-oct-23-1201-a-m-et/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Previous reports</b> you may also find of interest can be found here:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/subjects/libraries/">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/subjects/libraries/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And last but not least, they have provided an <b>overview of their research plans</b> regarding “the role of libraries in users’ lives and in their communities”:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/09/a-sneak-peak-at-our-research-timeline/">http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/09/a-sneak-peak-at-our-research-timeline/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/resources/InformationLiteracyMonth.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">It’s Information Literacy Month in Oregon</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">!</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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