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About: Miranda Doran-Myers

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Posts by Miranda Doran-Myers:

• Pew reports that 2 in 5 American adults did not read a book in the past year (May 16, 2018 - The LRS Number)

• Library Journal and SirsiDynix find that 2 in 5 public libraries offer a mobile device app to their patrons (April 18, 2018 - Public, Technology, The LRS Number, Web 2.0)

• OCLC report shows changes in US voter perception of libraries over the last ten years (April 4, 2018 - The LRS Number)

• School Library Journal examines national, state, and local factors contributing to the loss in school librarian jobs (March 20, 2018 - School, The LRS Number)

• SHLB Coalition report estimates that it would cost $13-$19 billion to connect all community anchor institutions to high-speed broadband internet (February 21, 2018 - Technology, The LRS Number)

• Library Journal survey finds noticeable differences in genre popularity between print books and ebooks (February 7, 2018 - Public, The LRS Number)

• UNICEF report finds that 7 in 10 young people worldwide are digitally connected (January 24, 2018 - The LRS Number)

• Fourth-graders in the U.S. rank 15th in literacy in an international reading literacy study (December 13, 2017 - The LRS Number)

• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation study shows that academic library employees remain mostly female and white despite a push for diversity (November 9, 2017 - Academic, Library Workforce, The LRS Number)

• Read to the Children surveys show that 99% of offender participants would recommend the program to others (October 25, 2017 - Fast Facts, The LRS Number)