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RELATED LINKS
Below are links to a variety of published articles and research. Please explore the links below for more information.
On the Importance of Reading,
Dana Gioia, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts. (PDF)
Gioia warns that as increasing numbers of Americans put down their books, they also invest less in the nation's civic and cultural life.
Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America,
National Endowment for the Arts. (PDF)
Read the Executive Summary of Reading at Risk, the report from the National Endowment of the Arts which documents the decline in American literary reading across all age groups and all segments of society.
The Center for the Book
At the urging of Librarian of Congress Daniel J. Boorstin, Congress established the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress by statute (P.L. 95-129) in 1977. The center's purpose was to use the resources and prestige of the Library of Congress to stimulate public interest in books and reading. Through the years the center's mission has expanded to include literacy and library promotion and encouraging the historical study of books, reading, and the printed word. The center's audience always has included readers and potential readers of all ages.
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