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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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