Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being

Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being
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Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being

And, while the surveys collected and analyzed in the study were specific to the New York Public Library, researchers believe they can be extended to other libraries—be they in rural, urban, or suburban areas—across the country.

Daphna Blatt, the NYPL’s Senior Director of Strategy & Public Impact and one of the people involved in the study, underscored the significance of confirming through scientific method what many library lovers have known for awhile, saying, “Libraries & Well-Being is an innovative study in how it applies positive psychology frameworks to the library world, to show for the first time that library usage positively contributes to externally validated measures of well-being. Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use.”

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