Younger Americans and Public Libraries
How those under 30 engage with libraries and think about libraries’ role in their lives and communities
A timeline of the major milestones and small moments that have shaped the Web since 1989.
Over the past four years, the percent of American adult internet users who share or post videos online has doubled from 14% in 2009 to 31% today.
Our new report takes a close look not only at how Americans are using public libraries, but also what sort of services and programming they think libraries should offer — and what they say they would use in the future. For this last point, we asked about a range of potential offerings. Here are illustrations of some of these more innovative services, to see what they look like on the ground — as well as some “fun and funky” services that we’ve seen pop up at libraries across the county.
52% of adult cell owners use their phones while engaging with televised content; younger audiences are particularly active in these ‘connected viewing’ experiences
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