FIGURE1 Foreign-born Hispanics Use Libraries Less Than U.S-born Hispanics, Whites, Blacks % who say they have ever visited a publiclibrary or bookmobile they in person % who say they have ever used a public library's website
Seven-in-ten (72%) Latinos ages 16 and older say they have visited a public library or bookmobile in person at one point or another in their lives, the survey shows, a share below that of whites (83%) and blacks (80%). But this finding masks a large difference among Latinos. Fully 83% of U.S.-born Latinos say they have visited a public library at some point in their lives—a share similar to that of whites and blacks. However, among immigrant Latinos, a smaller share—60%—say they have visited a public library or bookmobile in person.
Some public library services can also be accessed remotely through library websites. Here, too, though, the survey finds a gap in use between U.S.-born Latinos (49%), blacks (48%) and whites (45%) who say they have accessed a public library website and immigrant Latinos (27%) who say the same.
FIGURE1  | Foreign-born Hispanics Use Libraries  | Less Than U.S-born Hispanics, Whites,  | Blacks  | % who say they have ever visited a publiclibrary or  | bookmobile they in person  | Hispa nic  | 72  | Among Hispanics  | CONTERTARIZES  | Foreign born  | US born  | Racial groups  | White  | 83  | Black  | 80  | % who say they have ever used a public library's website  | Hispa nic  | 38  | Among Hispanics  | Foreign born  | U.S born  | Racial groups  | White  | 45  | Black  | 48  | ofany Note: Blacks and whites include only non-Hispanics Hispanics are  | ofany race  | Source: Pew Research Center's Library Services Surveyof6 224  | Americans ages 16and folder conducted July18-Sept 30. 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER  | Q212-b 