Children, Teens, and Libraries:
Results of Six Focus Groups and a
Public Opinion Survey

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Objectives and Methodology

Communications Goals

Research Goals

Research Methodology

Focus Groups

Focus Groups

Survey

Summary of Findings

Key Points:
Mood and Environment

Key Points:
Evaluating Libraries

Key Points:
Library Usage

Key Points:
Library Services

Key Points:
Computers and the Internet

Key Points:
Messages

Key Points:
Support for Spending

Strategic Summary

Strategic Summary

Presentation Overview

Mood and Environment

Most Important Issue

Connections for Children:
Education, Values, and Violence

Focus Groups:
Major Issues for Children

The State’s Agenda

The State’s Agenda

The State’s Agenda

Issues for Children

Issues for Children

Public Education

Public Education

Evaluating
Libraries

Ratings: Public Schools, Public Libraries, and School Libraries

Ratings:
Public vs. School Libraries

Ratings:
Public vs. School Libraries

Ratings:
School Libraries

Ratings:
Why Are School Libraries Rated Lower?

Public Libraries:
More Resources and a Broader Focus

School Libraries:
Boundaries Around Both Books and Time

Libraries: Necessity or Luxury?

Importance:
Public Libraries vs. School Libraries

Importance

Importance:
Why Are School Libraries More Important?

Library Usage

Library Visits

Library Visits

Library Usage

Library Usage

Obstacles

Library Services

What do libraries do?

The Perfect Library

Separate Area For Children

Library Services: Public Libraries

Library Services: School Libraries

Library Services:
Public and School Libraries Compared

Librarians

Librarians

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Computers

Computers and children

Computers Trigger Ambivalence

Computers and the Internet:
Different Things

The Internet

The Internet

The Internet

Limits to children’s access?

The Internet

Solutions?

Messages

Positioning Libraries:
Part of Education or Well-Being?

Focus groups:
What are the things that contribute to education?

Messages

Messages

Messages

Messages About Reading

Messages About Education

Messages About Values

Messages About Growth

Messages

Messages

Messages

Messages: Women vs. Men

Messages: No College vs. College Graduates

Messages: White vs. African American

Messages: Less Affluent vs. More Affluent

Message: Safety

If Values Are So Important...

Support for Spending

Spending Priorities

Spending Priorities:
Public and School Libraries

Spending Priorities:
Public Libraries

Spending Priorities:
Public Libraries

Spending Priorities:
School Libraries

Spending Priorities:
School Libraries

Tax Burden

Tax Burden

Arguments for Spending

Summary

Summary

Summary

Summary

Strategic Opportunities

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Author: Jennifer Sosin

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