Library Lovers are Tech Savvy

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New research on library users from the Pew Research Center suggests that people who report high engagement with libraries tend to be pretty tech savvy. The two groups identified by the Pew Internet and American Life Project as having the highest level of engagement with libraries, “library lovers” and “information omnivores” show higher levels of technology usage than the average American.

“Library lovers” are about 10 percent of the general population according to Pew, and report “frequent personal use of public libraries, along with high levels of household library use.” The group tends to be younger, with higher levels of education than the general public —  and includes many “parents, students, and job seekers.” Perhaps unsurprisingly considering that demographic make-up, they are more likely to use a variety of devices and technical services than the average American.