(28 Sep 2024) Libraries across the country are experiencing an unexpected surge in popularity among a cohort that once shunned them – teenagers.
The State Library of NSW is bracing for a 20 per cent-plus increase in students cramming for their final-year exams. It is adding extra seats and clearing all available space for a predicted influx of 215,000-plus readers in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, the State Library Victoria is experiencing its own boom, with a 25 per cent increase in visitation in the past year – 37 per cent of those new visitors being in the 16–24 age bracket.
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