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INCREDIBLY EXCITING SURVEY! FOR TEENS ONLY !

“U c, I dun BlEv dat libraries shud b drab plAcz whr ppl sit n silence, & datz Bin d mAn rEsN 4 our policy of employing wild animLz az librarian.” ---Monty Python skit *[i]

No names. Just your age and where you go to school. All responses are confidential

Thanks!

How old are you?________________

What school do you go to? ______________________________________________________________

During the last school year, how often have you used the Thomas Crane Library in Quincy center or any of the branch libraries?

Never_____ 1-3 times______ 4-10 times_______ More than 4-10 times_______

Please put a check next to the library you use the most.

_____The main library near Quincy High School in Quincy Center

_____The North Quincy branch near North Quincy High School and the North Quincy T station

_____The Wollaston branch on Beale Street opposite the CVS and near the Wollaston T station

_____The Adams Shore Branch on Sea Street near Broad Meadows Middle School

On weekdays, what time are you most likely to come to the library? _________________________

CHECK-OFFS PART I: If you used the library within the last 12 months did you

___Borrow books or other materials (audio, videos, etc)?

___Come to a program such as a film or a lecture?

___Look for information you needed for school?

___Look for information you needed or wanted about health?

___Look for information about a product you wanted to buy?

___Look for information about a job?

___Use the Internet on a public computer?

___Go there to meet a friend or hang out?

___Other (please describe)___________________________________________________________

CHECK-OFFS PART II: Put a check next to the statements that are TRUE FOR YOU.

____I like to go to the public library.

____I rarely go to the public library.

____I know I can use a library computer to get on the Internet.

____I go to the public library for help with school research projects.

____I have called the public library for help with schoolwork.

____I like to check out books at the public library.

____People who work at the public library are nice to me.

____I have gone to teen activities sponsored by the library.

____I would go to teen activities sponsored by the library if I knew about them.

____I would go to teen activities sponsored by the library if a friend invited me to go.

____I go to the public library because my parents suggested it.

____I like the way the public library looks.

____I get to the library using public transportation

____I walk to the library

____I know where the library is

____I know what the library hours are.

____I have visited the library website.

____Libraries are old fashioned and stuffy.

Do you speak any language(s) in addition to English? YES NO

If YES, what language(s)?_________________________________________________________

Enough about the LIBRARY! Put a check next to the statements that describe YOU!

_____I use the Internet daily

_____I like to read books

_____I like to surf the web

_____I like to hang out with my friends.

_____I like to get mail at home

_____I have an email address

_____I like to get e-mail

_____I read my e-mail daily

_____I have a cellphone

_____I listen to my cell-phone messages at least once a day

_____I enjoy family activities

PROGRAMS

Please rate your interest in the following activities using this scale of 1-3:

1 indicates little or no interest; as in...no way

2 indicates some interest; as in...maybe

3 indicates so much interest you might just try it out. As in...sick!

_______Computer Gaming. Library provides the space, food, computers and some games. Kids can also bring in their own games.

_______Publishing an e-zine.

_______Creating and maintaining a teen page on the library website.

_______Learning basic graphic design using Microsoft Publisher.

_______Learning how to put together a Power Point Presentation.

_______Volunteering to help seniors learn basic computer skills.

_______one on one help to improve your reading and writing skills.

_______one on one help with homework assignments, including help with writing.

_______Putting together and updating a list of books recommended and reviewed by other teens

_______Putting together a website that lists job and volunteer opportunities in Quincy for teens.

_______One on one help on how to search and find magazine and newspaper articles through the library's website. Useful for school research assignments and for anyone thinking about college.

_______Serving on a teen advisory board that would meet regularly once a month that would create policy, and suggest and help administer library programs and services for teens.

Other suggestions? ______________________________________________________________________

Please circle YES or NO. If you circle YES, please write a sentence or two to tell us about what happened. (It can be really short). THANK YOU!!!!

Did you ever have a really good experience in the public library? YES NO

Did you ever have a really bad experience in the public library? YES NO

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[i] You see, I don’t believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that’s been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.

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