Study Shows Support for Public Libraries
February 22nd, 2006 by Steven M. CohenFrom an article in the Washington Post about the results from a recent study commissioned by ALA:
“The new study, conducted by telephone in January with just over 1,000 adult Americans, also showed high satisfaction with libraries, with 7 out of 10 saying they were ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ happy, and strong support for increased library funding, with 8 out of 10 saying more money should be spent.
Of those who visited libraries, about 8 out of 10 said they took out of a book, compared to about 3 in 10 who connected to the Internet. Around 1 out of 3 borrowed a CD, video or computer software.”
8 out of 10 took about a book. Are libraries focusing enough of their efforts and money on books?
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