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Confronting the Crisis of Reading Among Teens (ALA) Online
According to a recent report by the University of Florida and University College London, there has been a 40% decline in reading for pleasure in the U.S. over the past 20 years. Another study indicates that the reading skills of U.S. high school seniors are the worst they have been in three decades. These changes are deeply concerning for librarians and educators. We will bring together school and public librarians from different parts of the country to discuss the causes of the crisis, the needed solutions and the ways in which librarians and educators can collaborate to offer innovative ideas for promoting reading. These discussions will be rooted in Maryanne Wolf’s Reader Come Home (Harper, 2018) and her concept of deep reading. Her approach returns us to the very foundation of librarianship and intellectual freedom: Promoting reading for the purpose of critical thinking and public welfare.
- Date:
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BeI5DQmZRaOK4xol9X6Vlg#/registration
- Categories:
- School Libraries