Since 2019, the Freckle Project has been asking a key question of American readers: "Where did you get that book". Through a series of consumer-facing surveys, project lead Tim Coates has been able to track the habits of reading - and the evolution of format changes - before, during, and after the COVID pandemic. Public libraries are deeply impacted by changes in reading habits, format preferences, and choices about where and how people acquire their next book, ebook, or audio book. The EveryLibrary Institute has been supporting the research behind the semi-annual consumer surveys and is proud to help make this research more accessible to library leaders.
April 2023 "Where Did You Get That Book" Survey Webinar
Webinar: https://vimeo.com/everylibrary/freckleapril2023
Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/EveryLibrary/freckle-project-april-2023-survey-results-6th-surveypdf
Link on EveryLibrary Institute: https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle_project_april_2023
September 2022 "Where Did You Get That Book" Webinar - recorded for LAFCON 2022
Webinar: https://vimeo.com/everylibrary/freckleaugust2022
April 2022 "Where Did You Get That Book" Survey Webinar
Webinar: https://vimeo.com/everylibrary/freckleapril2022
Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/EveryLibrary/freckle-survey-april-2022-slides
Link on EveryLibrary Institute: https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle_april_2022
November 2021 "Freckle Update"
Webinar: https://vimeo.com/everylibrary/frecklenovember2021
Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/EveryLibrary/freckle-project-november-2021-update-slidespdf
Link on EveryLibrary Institute: https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle21_novupdate
April 2021 "Reading During the Pandemic" Survey Webinar
Webinar: https://vimeo.com/everylibrary/freckleapril2021
Link on EveryLibrary Institute: https://www.everylibraryinstitute.org/freckle2021
April 2019 "Where Did You Get That Book" Conversation
Webinar: https://vimeo.com/everylibrary/freckle2019
Please contact project lead Tim Coates at [email protected] with questions or comments.