Starting with Fiscal Year 2009, The Institute of Museum and Library Services recently asked the State Aid Unit to provide the number of Young Adult Programs and Young Adult Program Attendance at libraries across Massachusetts.

The ARIS form that will be sent out this summer will have Additional Information Survey questions concerning Young Adult Services. Two of those questions will ask for the number of YA programs during FY 2009 as well as total attendance at those programs. In following years the ARIS form will always ask for the number of Young Adult Programs and Young Adult Program Attendance.

Data taken from these survey questions will provide useful information concerning the implementation of library services geared toward Young Adults across Massachusetts.

YA programs will be considered those geared toward 12-18 year olds.

Children’s programs will be considered those geared toward children under the age of 11.

We realize that many libraries do not currently collect or maintain information about YA programming. However, if at all possible, please provide this information on the ARIS form.

As always, thanks go out to all of you who help us collect information that helps promote libraries across Massachusetts and the rest of the US.

Posted under Library Statistics, Public Library Statistics Survey--ARIS