This statistic shows the leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012. During the survey, 54 percent of respondents said they visited a library in the past year to research topics of interest.
Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Borrow print books
73%
Browse the shelves for books or media
73%
Research topics of interest
54%
Get help from a librarian
50%
Sit, read, and study, or watch or listen to media
49%
Use a research database
46%
Attend or bring a younger person to a class, program or event designed for children or teens
41%
Borrow a DVD or videotape of a movie or TV show.
40%
Read or check out printed magazines or newspapers.
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Pew Research Center. (January 22, 2013). Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center. "Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012." Chart. January 22, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center. "Leading Reasons for Visiting a Library in The past 12 Months in The United States as of October 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
Pew Research Center, Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Leading reasons for visiting a library in the past 12 months in the United States as of October 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 22, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374157/leading-reasons-for-visiting-a-library-in-the-past-12-months-us/
