My focus is on public libraries, and my area of interest is adult services. This includes such things as adult reading preferences, adult programming, and readers' advisories. To better understand this area of library service it helps to understand reading trends in the adult population.
The National Endowment for the Arts has conducted a study of literacy reading rates in adults from ages 18 to 75+, and covering the period of time from 2002 to 2008. The study has found that there has been a significant rise in literacy reading rates in adults. Information such as this can come in handy when working in the public library. It can effect such things as collection development and program planning. The more information you have about reading habits and trends, the better you can serve your patrons.
Copyright Information: (2009). Reading on the Rise: A New Chapter in American Literacy. Retrieved March 23, 2009, from the National Endowment for the Arts website: http://wwwnea.gov/research/ReadingonRise/pdf
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