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Lisa Hanzl; Gregory Gilpin – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Local public institutions, such as public libraries, offer access to low-cost educational resources, potentially mitigating human capital investment disparities. However, from 2008 to 2019, 766 public library outlets closed across the US, reducing access to these critical resources. This study examines the effect of public library outlet closures…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Materials, Resources, Access to Information
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Loh, Chin Ee; Sun, Baoqi – Literacy, 2022
There is worldwide concern about the decline in children and adolescent enjoyment of reading as documented by international and national surveys, with smartphones and other technologies often blamed for the decline. Yet, with recent rapid improvements in technologies for reading, the accelerated adoption of devices for learning during the pandemic…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Literature Appreciation