Raine, Lee. (2014). Teen and Librarie sin Today's Digital World. Pew Research Center.http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2014/04/2014-4.9.14-Young-Amers-Reading-and-Libraries-Texas-Librarians_pdf.pdf
Surveys and research in this presentation show that young readers (ages 16-29) are considered instrumental readers because they read for school or work and when trying to conduct any type of research. Also it is proven one more time that teens use a desktop computer or laptop more than a smartphone or tablet. 72% of teens used the library in the past 12 months and 23% asked a librarian for help. This surprises me since it is also proven that many teens use their computers at home to conduct research. Speaking for myself, I would only visit the library if I needed an actual book. I rely on my Kindle app for reading books, and databases and the Internet to do research. I liked how in this survey, 81% of teens suggested that there be library "redboxes" around their town. I had never thought about his idea and I'm actually liking it. It would be really neat to drive-up to a convenient store and be able to "rent a book". The public library in Brownsville is about 9 miles away from where I live. It would be extremely nice to have a "library red box" at the convenient store a block away from my house.
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