This is an interesting report from Pew research on the perceived value of libraries among the public. Forwarded by Lauren Barnes: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lauren Barnes <lauren.e.barnes802@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 3:26 PM Subject: Libraries and Learning To: colleen cool <colleen.cool@gmail.com> http://pewrsr.ch/1UZ4jKx Hi Colleen, I thought this report from the Pew Research Center would be interesting to our community. Please post to the appropriate list serves. Kind regards, Lauren -- Colleen Cool, Ph.D. Professor Director and Chair Graduate School of Library & Information Studies Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, N.Y. 11367 Phone: 718 997-3790 email: ccool@qc.edu; colleen.cool@gmail.com