Pew Study: Many Technophiles Also Love Libraries

In its latest study, Pew set out to determine what types of people use and value public libraries. It compared highly engaged, “library lovers” and “information omnivores” to those who have never used a library, people dubbed “distant admirers” and “off the grid.” According to Pew, 30 percent of Americans are in those first two categories. Another 39 percent are considered to have “medium engagement” with libraries, even though only half of those have used a library in the past year.

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