1 Year of LTLS Polls10 Selected PollsNov 06 - Nov 07AND YOUR RESPONSES WERE ---
#1
DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A WEB SITE? NOVEMBER 20, 2006
75% of the respondents said yes. We hope this % is a lot higher now. If you don’t have a Web Site for your library volunteer to be a part of PLINKIT. Contact [email protected]. You will be glad you did.
#2
DO YOU OWN A CELL PHONE? JANUARY 29, 2007
27 respondents total for the poll. 93% said yes and 7% said no.
#3 DO YOU THINK LIBRARIES SHOULD RECEIVE THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIM SUIT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE? MARCH 26, 2007
We don’t all agree.
#4 HOW BIG A HARRY POTTER FAN ARE YOU? JULY 20, 2007
56 votes -- a record; but we aren’t all Potter fans.
#5 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR LIBRARIES? JULY 30, 2007
A 60/40 Split on this poll.
60% said -- Libraries must change in fundamental ways to remain relevant in the future.
40% said -- Good old-fashioned traditional library services are what users want.
#6 HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU WITH YOUR LIBRARY’S OVERALL PERFORMANCE DURING THE PAST YEAR (INCLUDING SERVICES, PROGRAMS & PUBLIC RELATIONS? AUGUST 24, 2007
#7 DOES YOUR LIBRARY PLAN TO CELEBRATE BANNED BOOKS WEEK? SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Only 1 person responded that they were celebrating with lots of activities
Another 7 people said low key activities
And 22 people said that nothing special was planned.
Lets do better in 2008
#8 IN THE PAST 5 YEARS, HOW OFTEN HAVE ANY OF YOUR LIBRARY’S MATERIALS BEEN CHALLENGED? OCTOBER 5, 2007
Interesting Responses.
#9 DOES YOU LIBRARY PROVIDE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS (WIFI HOTSPOT) TO LIBRARY USERS? NOVEMBER 9, 200767 % responded yes or have plans to provide the
service18% responded no and2% responded that they did not know about Wi-Fi.
#10 WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU USE TO KEEP UP TO DATE IN THE LIBRARY WORLD? NOVEMBER 16, 2007
Lots of variety.
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