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Needs and Goals
Librarians
These are the main needs and goals we found for Librarians.
- Acquaint themselves with new trends.
- Understand students' tastes
- Feature books
- Know what new books to stock
- Encourage students to read more
Librarians have a budget that limits their abilities. With only so much funding, getting good books is hard enough, let alone running student programs to increase interest. A low reading level in students is also a concern, as more enjoyable books may require a higher reading level, and it's a problem that can only be fixed with more reading.
High School Students
These are the main needs and goals we found for High School Students.
- Find new books to read
- Recommend books to others
- Find people to discuss books with
As you saw from the interviews, accessibility of books is a big issue. Finding a book to read can take more time than a high school student wants to spare. High school students also have to read for classes, so the time they have to give to reading is limited. The problem of limited free time could be mitigated if they had friends to lend them/ suggest them books, or at least had the incentive of having friends to talk to about their casual readings.