Public Libraries POLL

While reading a book used to mean turning a page, for many it now means swiping a screen, and a vast majority of Americans say libraries need to offer digital content to stay relevant.

Findings from a new survey by Pew Research Center highlight how this is a crossroads moment for libraries.

Despite the ferment, Americans remain steady in their beliefs that libraries are important to their community, their family and themselves. Two-thirds (65%) of all of those 16 and older say that closing their local public library would have a major impact on their community, similar to the 63% figure recorded in 2013. One-third (32%) say closing their local public library would have a major impact on them or their family – roughly the same as the 29% who said this in 2013.

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