Interviewees were asked about library visits as a way to access reading material.
Table 12 shows that eight respondents did not have access to a public library.
Of nine people who had library cards when they were growing up, three visited
the public library regularly and six accessed the library occasionally. Five
people said they preferred to access reading material from their school library.
One person said her small town did not have a library and her parents did
not read to her. Because she had no books at home, “when I wanted to read,
I had to borrow books from my friends.”
Table 12. Library visitation
| Library visits |
Number of
responses |
Occupation |
Comments |
| No public library was available |
8 |
0 n=3
A n=2
C n=2
D n=1 |
My town did not have a public library.
There was no library access. My school had a library but only starting
when I was in Grade 6. |
| Had a public library card and used it regularly |
3 |
0 n=1
C n=2 |
I went to the public library once a month.
I went to the Book Mobile once every week or two.
I had a library card as a child and went to the library every two weeks. |
| Had a public library card and used it infrequently |
6 |
0 n=1
A n=2
B n=2
D n=1 |
I had a library card but didn’t go a lot.
I had a library card and went every so often with my parents. |
| Used school library rather than public library |
5 |
0 n=2
A n=1
B n=1
D n=1 |
My town had a public library but I relied more on my school library.
I relied more on the school library because it was new. |