Why checking out ebooks from the library is so difficult

Good overview of the challenges facing libraries trying to help their patrons access digital books.

Paper rules: Why borrowing an e-book from your library is so difficult

New Pew Study of the Library Habits and Expectations of Younger Americans

The Pew Research Center released a new study today about the library habits and expectations of younger Americans.

Something to consider!

Younger Americans’ Library Habits and Expectations

What Kids Are Reading, In School and Out

An interesting story from NPR bemoaning the fact that kids aren't being assigned more complicated texts (like Sophocles, Shakespeare or Dickens) as they had been just a few decades ago. Also the subtext of the article is criticism of Common Core which emphasizes non-fiction over fiction. I see the battle lines forming!