Collection Survey for Ages 5-10 July 2010

1. Where do you look for information for school assignments?

Print sources (Books, magazines, etc.)
Search the Web (ex: Google)
Library Databases
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

2. For which homework or project topics have you used library books? Please click all that apply.

3. Did you find these books in Tappan Library?

Yes
Sometimes
Can't remember
No. Which subjects did you not find? Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

4. If "yes" or "sometimes" to question 3, did you find the information you needed?

Always
Sometimes
Never
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

5. If "no" to Question 3, how did you find the information you needed?

Requested the book to be sent from another library
Purchased the book
Went to another library. Which one? Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

6. For which homework or project topics have you used Tappan Library's databases?

7. Which library databases have you used?

8. If you used databases, did you find what you needed?

Always
Sometimes
Never

9. If sometimes or never to Question 8, why do you think you couldn't find the information you needed?

I didn't know which database to use.
I didn't know how to search the database.
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

10. If you have not used databases, why not?

They are too difficult to use.
They are too confusing to use.
I could not find them.
I did not know about them.

11. Would you attend a class that would help you to search the databases?

Yes
No

12. When you are reading for fun, what do you like to read about?

Technology (for example-computers, Internet, etc.)
Television Shows
Movies
Health Topics (diseases, medicine, body changes, etc.)
Scary Stories
Famous people. What kind? (for example- famous people in sports, movies, politics, history) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Hobbies. Which ones? Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

13. Do you find what you want?

Always
Sometimes
Never
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

14. If "sometimes' or "never" to Question 12, how did you get the book you wanted?

Requested the book from another library
Purchased the book
Went to another library to get the book. Which library? Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.
Other (Please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

15. I am

16. Do you have a Tappan Library card?

Yes
No
No, but I have a library card from Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

If you would like to apply for a library card go to www.taplib.org and go to Library Information. For help, you may speak to a librarian at 845-359-3877.

Thank you for taking our survey. Your response is very important to us.