Image credit: IMLS What’s not surprising: rural and small libraries provide critical resources and serve as community anchors to populations of less than 25,000 and non-urban areas. What is surprising? That small and rural libraries make up more than 80 percent of U.S. libraries as of Fiscal Year 2011, according to the Institute of Museum […]
You suspected it, but here’s the proof: nearly three-quarters of online adults use social media, according to a May 2013 survey by the Pew Research Center. And more and more older adults are using them, too: adoption rates have jumped to 43 percent among those 65 and older. So what does this mean for libraries? […]
Image credit: Library Leadership & Management A new study published in Library Leadership & Management dives into results from a national survey of current library workers regarding their retirement plans, particularly after the economic downturn. Analysis suggests that while more than one-fourth of respondents ages 50-59 and almost three-fourths of respondents in their 60s and […]
It’s difficult to imagine K-12 schools not teaching students about the tragedies that unfolded on September 11, 2001. Indeed, Colorado K-12 students attending public schools do learn about that day’s events during their history/social studies classes, but they will likely encounter problems if they try to search for additional information about the event in their […]
According to survey results from the 2011-12 National Center for Education Statistics Salary and Staffing Survey, two-thirds of US library media centers in traditional public schools and one-third of public charter schools had at least one paid full-time state-certified library media center specialist. About 20 percent of all public schools with library media centers operated […]
![One Book 4 Colorado (084CO) provides every 4-year-old in the state a copy of the same new book via public libraries, Reach Out and Read Colorado Clinics, and Denver Preschool Program sites. "My 4-year-old loves the book. [It] was sitting in our van the day we received it and his older brother saw it, picked it up, and read it to him. This is HUGE for kids to have a positive experience with reading and I love that it doesn't just have to come from us parents.”](https://www.lrs.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ob4co-300x164.jpg)
In May 2013, about 74,000 free copies of the book Duck on a Bike were distributed to 4-year-olds across Colorado during the second annual One Book 4 Colorado program (OB4CO), which aims to increase awareness of the importance of early-childhood reading. Parental response to the program was positive, as indicated by survey results. Seventy-five percent […]
We know that borrowing books is a very important service libraries provide – 80% of Americans say so. But how does this opinion translate into action? In Colorado last year, libraries circulated more than 66 million items, according to the 2012 Annual Public Library Survey. In other words, each Colorado resident checked out an average […]
Image credit: Santa Clara County Library District What value does your library provide to users? A recent return on investment (ROI) study of Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) examined how their community benefited from the library in 5 areas: Enhancing early literacy and youth education Promoting lifelong learning and personal growth Building and bridging […]
Image credit: Library Journal 2012 Placements & Salaries Survey Library Journal’s annual Placements and Salaries survey provides insight into where new LIS graduates are finding jobs, what they’re being paid, and for what kinds of positions. For the class of 2011, graduates reported a 5 percent increase in average starting salaries, fewer temporary and part-time […]
In March of this year, the Pew Research Center conducted a study on teenage technology use (http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx ), and found that mobile access to the internet among teens is “pervasive.” According to the study, almost half of teens (47%) own a smartphone, and almost 1 in 4 (23%) own a tablet (which is comparable […]
