13% of internet users ages 18-29 use Tumblr.
Compare Tumblr user demographics to other social networking sites: http://pewrsr.ch/VBAYby
Slideshow: Tech trends, library stats, and how teens do research
Research Analyst Kathryn Zickuhr gave a presentation at the Westchester Library Association’s annual conference that touched on a lot of our recent findings on library use, as well as a broad overview of technology adoption among adults and teens and a quick look at how teens do research in the digital age. Take a look at her comprehensive slideshow.
It’s Children’s Book Week. 84% of parents who say libraries are important say libraries help teach their children a love of reading and books. Also:
- 55% of parents of children under 18 say their child has his/her own library card.
- 70% of parents say their child visited a public library in the past 12 months
- Among children visited the library in the past year, 87% did so to borrow books.
- 58% of parents with children ages 5 and younger say they read to their child every day.
Does your child have a library card? How often does your child read? How often do you, yourself visit the library?
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This past year marked the 25th Anniversary of the Graphics Interchange Format. From its humble beginnings at Netscape, to its current prominence in today’s Tumblr-driven culture, the GIF has come a long way, bb.
All this week, in honor of the Lifetime Achievement Award GIF inventor Steve Wilhite is receiving at this year’s Webbys we will be celebrating GIF WEEK. It’s like shark week but way, way better.
And FYI, it’s pronounced “jiff.” And that’s according to the guy who invented it. If you have any problems with that, take it up with this guy.
I’ll be cold and buried before I recognize the soft G.
"Social media is not going away. As new platforms emerge, libraries will need to choose the channels that work for their communities. But whatever platforms they choose, they must have some kind of plan that outlines their goals and embrace philosophies that support interactivity with their communities. I think Bizzle summed it up best, “Successful libraries will determine what platforms most effectively reach their target audience and aggressively build sustainable presences there."
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Social Media: Libraries Are Posting, but Is Anyone Listening?
This is about Facebook but its still very good.
(via libraryjournal)
(via libraryjournal)
Are you planning to wish your mom a Happy Mother’s Day on Facebook? If so, you’re not alone. “Moms” (defined as women with a child or children under the age of 18 living at home) are especially likely to be Facebook users, even compared with dads, or with other women.
Some 79% of moms use Facebook, compared with 61% of all women and 57% of men with a minor child living at home. (As of December 2012, 54% of all American adults and 67% of internet users use social networking sites.)
"If you’re trying to raise a reader, you need your library. It’s too expensive and somewhat wasteful to buy the hundreds of books a young reader goes through in those first years of learning to read."
— Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading: Select quotes from parents and library staff
"To me, a library … is a necessity. They have lots of things to offer. It’s kind of like home room for your community. If you want to find something out then you just ask. And they have a lot of things that they offer that they don’t advertise."
— Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading: Select quotes from parents and library staff
Don’t forget you can always submit your questions to our Tumblr ask box to learn more about what we do and how we do it. Here are some links that answer some questions we’ve had in the past:
"My parents were real big on [the library]. It was a treat for us, twice a week after church … You behave, you [get] to go to the library and get a book, get two books if you’re real good, read them that week and bring them back."
— Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading: Select quotes from parents and library staff
The vast majority (94%) of parents of minor children (children under 18) feel libraries are very important for their children, not only because they foster a love of reading, but also because they provide information, resources, and a safe place.
Our new report out today portrays the special bond that parents, especially mothers, share with libraries.
