#library poll

[apolladay]

Have you used your local library’s services within the last year? Whether that be visiting in person or using online resources, like Libby.

- Yes

- No

- I don’t have a local library

- I mainly use my university’s library services instead of my local library’s

Have you used your local library’s services within the last year? Whether that be visiting in person or using online resources, like Libby.

yes

no

I don’t have a local library

I mainly use my university’s library services instead of my local library’s

Voting ended onAug 10, 2025

[theswootasticallibraryworker]

While I just posted this poll last night, I want to do a related one that accounts for some options I missed.

Are you a:

Frequent, in-person library patron

Infrequent, in-person library patron

Rarely in-person library patron

Strictly an eResources library user

Mixture of online/in-person (feel free to explain further)

I don't go to the library or use their eResources

I'm unable to go to the library in-person and/or can't access eResources

I don't know if my library has eResources (it'd be good to look into!)

I work at a library (hello fellow library workers! 👋📚)

See results/I'm bald/nuance?

Voting ended onJul 10, 2024

Feel free to go to the other poll for more specific usage periods! No one has to give any personal details! If you want to specify what kind of libraries you traverse and/or often use their online resources (public library, school library, academic library, special libraries, etc.), feel free to say what kind in the tags!

And for any library workers, feel free to put your job position you're in (only if you want to, do not feel pressured to!)

(Plugging @queerliblib for their fantastic selection of queer books through Libby! Here's their website!)

Here's a few pics of my cats with books I've read 😊:

Risa is next to Amanda Gorman's poetry book, Call Us What We Carry, which was FANTASTIC! She is an amazing writer!

Luffy in next to The Library Book by Susan Orlean, but #1 FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL-TIME! 😁💖

IDs in the alt (I tried my best, I hope they're good for the most part 😅)

Anyway, support libraries 💜

[pomegranateteeth]

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. How much do you guys use the library??? In this poll I’m including the the use of stuff like Kanopy, Overdrive, and Libby etc. to count as utilizing your library. I’m forgetting a bunch of services and apps, but basically if you use ANY service you need a library card for, how often do you do that?

How often do you utilize your local library

At least once a day or more

Multiple times a week

Once a week

A few times a month

Once a month

Every few months

Once a year

Never/ I don’t have a library

Shows answers 📖

Voting ended onMar 17, 2024

[rosered-schneeweisschens-sis]

to Rainbow or not to Rainbow: should library books with LGBTQ+ content/characters/etc be marked with a 🌈 sticker?

Yes

None, no LGBT stickers or labels of any kind

No rainbow, it should be something else

Voting ended onApr 10, 2023

[apolladay]

Favorite part of a library?

* smell of books

* comfy chairs

* local art/history displays

* access to community resources

* quiet atmosphere

* community events

* cute kids

* helpful staff

* commitment to intellectual freedom

* the fact that it’s all FREE!

* OP how could you make me CHOSE?!?!?

* I’m a jerk with bad taste who doesn’t like libraries

Favorite part of a library?

smell of books

comfy chairs

local art/history displays

access to community resources

quiet atmosphere

community events

cute kids

helpful staff

commitment to intellectual freedom

the fact that it’s all FREE!

OP how could you make me CHOSE?!?!?

I’m a jerk with bad taste who doesn’t like libraries

Voting ended onMay 6

[theswootasticallibraryworker]

I've decided that I'm going to, again, redo some polls (and possibly change or add things from original ones). I haven't done a poll in a while, and some of the ones I did didn't a lot responses. So for those who may find my polls through blaze, feel free to ignore if you don't want to answer!

Anyhow:

For library users! How often do you visit the library?*

Every day

Every few days

Once a week

Once every few weeks

Once a month

Once every few months

Once a year

Once every few years

Never

Only use library eResources

Voting ended onJul 10, 2024

The last option is an update from last time, because I had seen a lot of folks in the tags saying they only used the online resources that their library offers. Completely valid, and very much library worker approved!

*This can be a school library, college library, your local library, a law library, etc. It can be a mix of different types (like you go to your local library once a month, but use your school's library every day or every week, etc.). Feel free to specify in tags and reblogs! I'd love to hear what type of libraries you guys traverse regularly!

[apolladay]

Hullo, H. Hope you are well!

Could you put the following into a poll for me, please?

Question: Fellow librarians and library workers of tumblr, what is your preferred term for non/staff people in the library?

Options: Customers, Patrons, Users, Members, I can’t believe you forgot this one that I will put in the tags

Thanks so much! <3

Fellow librarians and library workers of tumblr, what is your preferred term for non/staff people in the library?

Customers

Patrons

Users

Members

I can’t believe you forgot this one that I will put in the tags

Results

Voting ended onJun 9, 2025

[theswootasticallibraryworker]

How many books do you have checked out of the library?

1-9

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

70-79

80-89

90+

Voting ended onApr 11, 2023

I didn't do these small brackets the first time bc I wasn't sure I had enough answers to do so! So here's a redo!

You can specify in the tags, especially if you have 90+!