"The age of books not quite over yet"

"Young adults using libraries more to get information to solve their problems" accordring to a joint study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Check out this Associated Press article published in the 31 December 2007 Syracuse POST STANDARD.

"Young adults are the heaviest users of public libraries despite the ease with which they can access a wealth of information over the Internet from the comforts of their homes, according to a new study. That's especially true for those who had questions related to health conditions, job training, government benefits and other problems.. Twenty-one percent of Americans age 18 to 30 with about 12 percent among the general adult population with problems to solve."