Teens & Libraries (Mining the PEW)

Today's teen has an entire world's libraries in the palm of their hands. IPads, Chromebooks and smart phones provide users with a wealth of information.  Where does this leave the library?

Most K-5 students visit the library regularly in school.  In middle school, we are scheduled to visit once a month--these visits are not mandatory-- and are often missed.  I suppose that high school students are not required to visit the library with their English class.  

While browsing through the  Pew Internet Research Project , I came across the presentation Teens and Libraries.

The presentation explains most teens live a world super saturated with technology.

• 95% use the Internet
• 60%-70% access the Internet from mobile devices
• 47% have smart phones 
• 80% are on some type of social media

Other research
Teens (16-17 year olds)--72% have been to the library in the previous year
                                   43% of  the teens mentioned above asked a librarian for assistance.








Raine, L. (2013). Teens and Libraries. {Powerpoint slides}. Retrieved from:  http://www.pewinternet.org/teens-and-libraries/

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