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Direct linkDempsey, Beth – Library Journal, 2008
In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released a grim report on the state of literary reading in America. "Reading at Risk" (www.nea.gov/pub/ReadingAtRisk.pdf) detailed a dramatic decline in recreational reading across all segments of the American population--young and old, black, brown, and white. It also included the projected…
Descriptors: Recreational Reading, Reading Programs, Library Services, Private Financial Support
