Freckle Project Surveys and Reports

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

Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/EveryLibrary/webinar-slides-reading-during-the-pandemic-freckle-project-2021

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.