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Youth Presence New Bay Area Teen Spaces Discussion Sources All Data (75 kb download)

Youth Presence

Unsurprisingly, the number of visitors was closely related to the size of the teen center. The average traffic was higher at libraries with more dedicated teen computers, study rooms, and televisions. A bigger collection did not bring in more teens. In most cases, it seemed the teen center had about as many average customers as it had space to hold them. Whether larger spaces would attract larger crowds at small libraries is unknown.

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Findings

 

 


Library Name*
Visitors/Thousand Population
Average Traffic**
Service Population
05 Seattle
33.70
52
1,543
05 Southfield
26.67
200
7,500
01 North Long Beach
25.00
35
1,400
04 Wayzata
22.50
18
800
02 Orrville
18.82
16
850
07 Scottsdale
18.07
250
13,836
03 Georgetown
15.51
45
2,902
05 Wadsworth
12.85
35
2,724
04 Hays
11.54
30
2,600
01 Swampscott
11.19
15
1,340
07 Norwich
10.47
50
4,775
04 Avon Lake
10.45
23
2,200
04 Cass City
10.00
10
1,000
00 Shaker Heights
9.68
30
3100
01 Shirley
9.10
38
4,176
05 Leominster
8.76
25
2,853
01 Cuyahoga
8.49
25
2,945
02 Pinellas
6.60
35
5,300
05 Natrona
6.41
35
5,457
06 Pittsburgh
6.38
30
4,700
06 Columbus
5.99
110
18,360
05 Middleton
5.90
18
3,050
03 Cuyahoga
4.69
15
3,200
07 Delray Beach
3.30
30
9,100
03 Frederick
2.75
55
20,000
04 Newport Beach
2.07
12
5,800
03 Eau Claire
2.00
12
6,000
00 Fort Wayne
1.25
45
36,000
02 Schaumberg
1.20
18
15,000
03 Glendale
0.97
15
15,500
04 Mesa
0.57
15
26,257
02 Littleton
10,000
06 Hammond
7,497
01 Edmonds
4,850
00 Boulder
500
00 Los Angeles
03 Phoenix
300
06 Waupaca
07 Palos Verdes
50
Key
 Data Not Available
 School Library
* Numbers correspond to the year the library was featured in VOYA
** These numbers based on gate counts and/or visual observation
*** Determination based on photos and descriptions of displays
**** Yes means at least 3 different seating options

Introduction Fundamentals Use Attractions Visual Attractions Youth Participation Circulation
Youth Presence New Bay Area Teen Spaces Discussion Sources All Data (75 kb download)