And, whereas the surveys collected and analyzed within the research have been particular to the New York Public Library, researchers imagine they are often prolonged to different libraries—be they in rural, city, or suburban areas—throughout the nation.
Daphna Blatt, the NYPL’s Senior Director of Technique & Public Impression and one of many individuals concerned within the research, underscored the importance of confirming by means of scientific methodology what many library lovers have identified for awhile, saying, “Libraries & Well-Being is an innovative study in how it applies positive psychology frameworks to the library world, to show for the first time that library usage positively contributes to externally validated measures of well-being. Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use.”
