Audio-visual materials at the library are becoming a huge part of daily checkouts. Straight fiction movie are super popular, and so are TV box sets. We have got donations of some the loveliest TV series with multiple set. ( For example, Grey's Anatomy, Sherlock, and all the CSI's. )
I remember when HMV used to have about a 1/4 shelf of TV box sets, now they have many store-length shelves to hold them all.
What does that say about reading? Well, as a person who loves books and dvd sets, I would say that each has place in your entertainment world. When you are tired and just want to put your feet up, the dvd's win, but when you are relaxing before going to bed, the book wins.
I believe that having multiple types of media are a reflection of the diversity of the world and all of us in it. Of course there are some patrons who only want DVDs, just like there are some who only want printed material, and another group likes the downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. It's okay to be different.
Merry Christmas to all.
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