Pew Report: Younger Americans and Public Libraries

Pew has released a new report with important implications for public libraries with research results on how Millenials engage with libraries and how they view the role of the library in their lives and the lives of those around them.  Here are just a few of the key findings:

• There are actually three different “generations” of younger Americans with distinct book reading habits, library usage patterns, and attitudes about libraries.
• 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. 
• As with the general population, most younger Americans know where their local library is, but many say they are unfamiliar with all the services it may offer.

See the Summary of Findings here:  http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/09/10/younger-americans-and-public-libraries/

Read the full report:  http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2014/09/PI_YoungerAmericansandLibraries_091014.pdf