In 2019, more Americans went to the library than to the movies. Yes, really.

[Jim Cassedy]

Now that you can research almost anything online, and many books are available electronically, than
I think it's fairly safe to assume that most of the people (other than the indigent) who go to a library are
going there to physically borrow a book - - in which case "a trip to the library"is actually TWO trips-
one to borrow the book(s) & one to return. - - whereas going to a movie, sports event or casino are
all "one trip" occurrences. I wonder if this was factored into their study and might account for why
some people say they 'go to the library' more frequently than other venues. It's food for thought.

[Frank Cox]

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[Marcel Birgelen]

I've been using the Internet even before the World Wide Web became popular, primarily for e-mail. Maybe I'm getting old or something, but I still like visiting libraries and bookstores. No web store can really replace the joy of just randomly strolling around and browsing through a bunch of books.

The same with Cinema: no TV screen at home can replace a proper cinema. It's not all just about pixels, inches and decibels...