Teens & eReading
Submitted by ewilliams on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 12:12
Pew recently released a new study about reading, and NPR reported that "8 in 10 Americans under the age of 30 have read a book in the past year. And that's compared to about 7 in 10 adults in general, American adults. So, they're reading — they're more likely to read, and they're also a little more likely to be using their library."
This is good news for those people who were worried that the attention span of the Facebook/Twitter generation wouldn't continue to support books. In my experience, teens and young adults are just as passionate about good books, and they make their reading a more social experience by sharing their enthusiasm for their favorite books, series, or characters on the internet. The internet is full of resources for fans to talk and share their reading experience, as well as opportunities to create and post their own content related to their favorite stories.
The study also touches on the role of eBooks for this age group. Give it a read!
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I agree with the findings in the article and what Emily wrote about teens and young adults making reading a social experience. Just look at the recent popularity and fan frenzies of the Twilight and Hunger Games series! These book characters and their stories have more fans than the latest boy band! Perhaps the use of Facebook and Twitter helps to spread the word about these favorite books more than it would have in years past, when people had to spread the news by word of mouth or via mass media. Now you can talk about anything instantly and share it with a wider audience. I think it is interesting that teens and young adults share their books more often than buying or borrowing them from the library. Thanks for sharing, Emily! Articles like this help us all remain optimistic about the future of libraries.