Book Talk provides authors’ perspectives on libraries, books,technology, and information. If you have any suggestions of authors you would like to see featured in Book Talk, or if you are interested in volunteering to be an author-interviewer, contact Kathleen Hughes,Editor of Public Libraries, at the Public Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; khughes@ala.org.
Public Libraries: You just finished the second WondLa book, A Hero for WondLa. Can you talk about the challenges of writing a sequel?
According to a 2010 Perceptions of Libraries study from OCLC, books remain the brand of the public library.1 Simply put, when people surveyed for the study think of the public library, they think book. The number is actually increasing. In 2010, 75 percent of Americans associated libraries with books, up from 69 percent in 2005.2 The study also points out that e-books are books.
Introduction A recent survey done by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., found that of 1,201 libraries polled in North America, an average of 41% of libraries report an increase in patron requests for e-books over the past year. Individual libraries see this in increased demand for OverDrive downloadable books service and NetLibrary digital titles.
March 22nd, 2012
Implementing “Choose Civility,” a Community-wide Campaign
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Pre Conference: Winning Grants
March 19th, 2012
Friday Sessions: Teens, Jail Libraries and Budgetary Woes
March 19th, 2012
Carlsbad library will fill the need to read
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Lines being drawn for new county district library boundaries
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UN builds 30 libraries for deprived schools in Ghana
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