Gen Y Hits the Library the Most -- But Not For Books

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 1, 2008 @12:03AM from the don't-tell-the-other-perverts dept.

Lucas123 writes "More than half of all Americans visited a library this past year and, of those, most were from Generation Y, the tech-loving young adults aged 18-30 years, according to a recent survey. The reason most cited for visiting their local public archive? Not books. Most were seeking gaming software programs, characters in the Second Life virtual world and online help with homework."
Another way to think about the results: about 47 percent of Americans didn't visit a library even once last year.

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Universiyt Library by brunes69 · 2008-01-01 11:33 · Score: 0, Redundant

Get a membership at your local university or college library. They are much better funded and have more relevant material, both up-to-date and historic.

They usually only charge basically a token annual fee for non-students.