8.26.2006

Fresh Look at Public Attitudes About Libraries in the 21st Century

A Fresh Look at Public Attitudes About Libraries in the 21st Century

In this survey of the public, we find Americans prize public library service and see libraries as potential solutions to many communities’ most pressing problems, from universal access to computers to the need for better options for keeping teens safe and productive. But few Americans are aware of the increasingly tenuous financial picture faced by many libraries.