Survey of LGBT Individuals and Public Libraries

Libraries strive to serve the needs of ALL of their constituencies, including the LGBT community. One of the ways that libraries and organizations in general gather information is through surveys. Dr. John Pruitt, a professor at UW-Rock County, has received research money to investigate how public libraries can better serve LGBT individuals. He included this information about the survey:

The American Library Association has provided me with a Diversity Research Grant to determine how public libraries and the LGBT community can come together to better accommodate each other’s needs.

With that in mind, please take about ten minutes to answer the following questions regarding your relationship with public libraries. After I receive your input, I will be in a position to advise public libraries about concrete means of improving or initiating communications with their local LGBT communities. Hopefully, in the end, public libraries will increase the diversity of their patrons and help to establish that the library is a welcoming site for everyone in the community. Of course, you don’t have to answer every question, and you’re welcome to stop responding at any point.

If you have questions about the project or the survey, feel free to contact me.

Dr. John Pruitt
Assistant Professor of English
University of Wisconsin-Rock County
2909 Kellogg Avenue
Janesville, WI 53546
john.pruitt@uwc.edu
http://rock.uwc.edu/facultypages/jpruitt/

Please help out by taking the survey! http://tinyurl.com/5c6tpx