From: "dan mlodecki" <dan.mlodecki@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
Subject: the ultimate young adu
Date: 27 Jul 92 03:20:53 EST
Reply-To: "dan mlodecki" <dan.mlodecki@canrem.com>
Distribution: alt
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

KS>                    YOUNG ADULT READING SURVEY
Awesome!

KS>                     To facilitate data entry:
KS>         Download this message, fill in answers using your
KS>             favorite text editor, upload, and email.
KS>         ------------------------------------------------
KS>           Please return no later than July 30, 1992 to:
KS>                        Karen G. Schneider
KS>                      University of Illinois
KS>               Internet schneide@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
KS> ----------------------------------------------------------------

1.  Age: 14
2.  Grade: 9 in september
3.  Name of School: Northern Secondary School
4.  Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada!
4.  Title of last book you read: Speaker for the dead, by orson scott card
        415p, TOR SciFi Books
(1,2,3,4,4,5...) <g>
5.  Title of last magazine you read: PCMAG, Feb 11, 1992
6.  What kinds of books do you like to read?  Horror, scifi, fantasy
7. What book would you recommend to a friend?  Any Stephen King!
8. How do you choose the books you read?
 ___Recommended by a friend         ___Browsing at the library
 ___Assigned by a teacher           ___On a reading list
 ___Recommended by a parent         ___Booktalk by librarian
 ___Recommended by a librarian      ___Advertisement
 ___Like the cover                  ___Bookstore display
 ___TV/Movie                        __Other "Hmm.  Unknown."

9. My favorite magazines are: PCMag, PCWorld, Sports Illustrated.
        (Not in that order)
10. My favorite record, tape or CD is: Roll The Bones by Rush (CANADIAN!!)
11. My favorite software is: High power simulations
12. My favorite computer game is:  Star Controller from accolade
13. My favorite sport is:  Hockey!  (It get's cold up here!)
14. My hobbies are:  Reading mail, talking on the phone, roller coasters,
        etc.
15. My main transportation is:
 ___parents          ___own car               __bus(Subway and streetcar
                                                     too!)
 ___friends          ___walk                  ___bike

16.  Does your school have a library? yes.
17.  Do you own a public library card? yes.
18.  What public libraries do you use? Huh?  There is only one.  Toronto
public library.  If you mean branch, I use the forest hill one, but I bet
that doesn't mean much to you.
19.  How often do you go to the public library (every day, every
        week, rarely, never)? Monthly
20.  What do you like most about the public library?  QUIET!
21.  What do you like least about the public library?  Overdue fines are
        too high.  It's not that I don't read the books in two weeks, I
        just can't seem to return them on time!  I currently owe $10.75!
22. When I visit the public library, I usually: (check all that
        apply)
 __Check out a book for personal use
 ___Socialize with friends
 ___Attend library programs
 ___Volunteer in the library department
 ___Check out a video. (We don't have videos at my branch.  Others do.)
 ___Use a computer.
 ___Check out a software program.  (No software either at my branch)
 ___Work on school assignments (What's the date?)
 ___Other_______________________________________________

23.  The most important reason I attend the library is to
 ___uh... get away from my family?__________________________
24.  Should public libraries check out R-rated videotapes to
        minors who aren't accompanied by an adult? (yes or no)
        Of course.  Well, if we had them!  (It's a small branch, OK?)
25.  Scenario: a parent complains that a book in the young adult
        section of Pleasantville Library is not "wholesome" and should be
        removed from the shelves.  The first thing the librarian does
        is... shoots the parent.
26. Do you have a job? (yes or no)
sort of.  not really.
27. If you have a job, what type of work is it?
Construction around the house.
28. Where is the strangest place you've ever read a book or
        magazine?  Subway.  Lot's of StRAnGe things and people on the
        subway.
26.  (complete this sentence) The best reason to read is...
        To learn.  School system is a pile of cow dung.
27.  Questions or comments about library service, this survey, or
        anything else?
Yeah, a few.  A good piece of work, just next time, could you get the
question numbers right? <g>!  Why not fill out my survey in this conference
(Please!)  Oh yeah,  tell me about yourself.  How old are you, etc.  By the
way, what were your answers?
KS>               THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY!
   You are quite welcome!



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