Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Books Make the Best Holiday Presents

To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence
National Endowment for the Arts, Research Report #47, November 2007

Nearly half of all Americans ages 18 to 24 read no books for pleasure.
The percentage of 18- to 44-year-olds who read a book fell 7 points from 1992 to 2002.

By the time they become college seniors, one in three students read nothing at all for pleasure in a given week.

Teens and young adults spend less time reading than people of other age groups.

15- to 24-year-olds spend only 7–10 minutes per day on voluntary reading—about 60% less time than the average American.

By contrast, 15- to 24-year-olds spend 2 to 2½ hours per day watching TV.

58% of middle and high school students use other media while reading. Students report using media during 35% of their weekly reading time. 20% of their reading time is shared by TV-watching, video/computer gameplaying, instant messaging, e-mailing orWeb surfing.

The number of books in a home is a significant predictor of academic success.

1 comment:

Michael said...

With this sentiment in mind...


BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY FALL USED BOOK SALE 2007!



The USA Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library will hold its Fall Used Book Sale beginning on November 12th.

during normal library hours and continuing each day until all books are sold. The sale will take place

on the first floor of the library on the University's main campus. For more information, visit the

library's website at http://southmed.usouthal.edu/library .


Thank You!