Research
Public Libraries and Literacy
4 Feb 2011
This paper presents information from our 2009 survey of young people’s reading and writing. For the full report of survey findings see Young People’s Reading and Writing: An in-depth study focusing on enjoyment, behaviour, attitudes and attainment. Download full report
It explores the following areas:
- Young people’s use of their public libraries: numbers of users, and differences according to age or background demographics.
- What factors influence why young people do or do not use their public libraries, again according to age or background demographics.
- The link between public library use and young people’s reading (enjoyment of reading, attitudes towards reading and reading behaviour).
- The link between public library use and young people’s school attainment, using a subsample of young people for whom we have reading attainment data (N = 4,405).
