One Third of Americans Use Library Computers

According to a study by the Gates Foundation and the U of W Information School, fully 1/3 of Americans use library computers. Other interesting findings:

• 1/4 of Americans use library computers while traveling
• People living below the poverty line have the highest rate of use of library computers (44%)
• The most common use for these computers is education
• Half of the teens surveyed had used the library in the past year
• 1/3 of teens surveyed use the library at least once a week

This Associated Press article gives a good summary of the study.
Here is the report from the University of Washington Information School: US Impact Public Library Study.