Impatient Optimists: Possibly the One Thing Almost All Americans Agree On: Libraries (in the Digital Age)

But my jaw dropped when I read the findings of a new report, "Libraries in the Digital Age" from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life project.

Pew found that 91 percent of Americans (16 or older) say that public libraries are important to their communities, and 76 percent say libraries are important to them and their families.

I can't think of another idea, place, or issue that 91 percent of Americans support. I also think this puts to rest once and for all …