1 In 6 U.S. Adults Have Low Literacy Skills

1 In 6 U.S. Adults Have Low Literacy Skills

I Love Libraries: Libraries Transform

Knowing how to read boosts your quality of life—literacy has been linked to improved health and economic development.

Librarians play a key role in supporting people of all backgrounds in learning to read: in a recent Urban Libraries Council survey, 90% of responding libraries reported offering early literacy programming.

Learn what can you do to help spread the word about the important role of libraries in people’s lives.

* Goodman, Madeline et al. “Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem Solving in Technology: Rich Environments Among U.S. Adults: Results from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies 2012,” National Center for Education Statistics, October 2013.

** “The Economic & Social Cost of Illiteracy: A Snapshot of Illiteracy in a Global Context,” World Literacy Foundation, August 2015.

*** Making Cities Stronger: Public Library Contributions to Local Economic Development, Urban Libraries Council, 2007.