Every year, a few books get new life thanks to their movie adaptations. And every time the next book is adapted to the big screen, we witness a heated discussion about what is better: the book or its adaptation.

We should not compare these two worlds. They are governed by different rules and aimed at reaching different goals. Many of the quotes presented below prove the comparison is pointless and leads nowhere.

Comparing a book to a movie is like comparing glasses to a mirror. The same ingredient doesn’t make them similar.

On the other hand, it’s good to keep in mind all the advantages of a book adaptation. The movie restores interest in the book and its author. It can increase or create an awareness of the book, making many people reach for it for the first time. It helps discover new meanings and a new context.

The more people talk, the better. For the movie or the book. Obviously, it doesn’t apply to a bad movie adaptation (a bad movie or a missed adaptation), or a bad book.

One of the best book-vs-movie quotes comes from J.W. Eagan (by the way, do you know who this person is?). “Never judge a book by its movie” is brilliant, because it encourages to form two different opinions: one about the book and the other about the movie.

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Books vs. movies – 25 best quotes

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Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.

–Stephen King

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Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

–John le Carre

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Artists use frauds to make human beings seem more wonderful than they really are. Dancers show us human beings who move much more gracefully than human beings really move. Films and books and plays show us people talking much more entertainingly than people really talk, make paltry human enterprises seem important. Singers and musicians show us human beings making sounds far more lovely than human beings really make. Architects give us temples in which something marvelous is obviously going on. Actually, practically nothing is going on

–Kurt Vonnegut

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I’m all for whatever transitions the book properly to a movie.

–Gillian Flynn

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I’m not from the movie world. I’m from the book world.

–Daniel Woodrell

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If you truly love film, I think the healthiest thing to do is not read books on the subject. I prefer the glossy film magazines with their big color photos and gossip columns, or the National Enquirer. Such vulgarity is healthy and safe.

–Werner Herzog

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There are things in the book you could never do in a movie.

–Noah Hathaway

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The summer movies are coming out. My advice: just stay home and burn a good book.

–Stephen Colbert

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I have three kids who like Harry Potter so I was sort of aware of it. You can’t really move from it: it’s on buses, in stores, it’s everywhere. One of my kids has read the books; the other two are too small but they like the movies.

–Gary Oldman

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I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.

–Francis Ford Coppola

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What makes a good book and what makes a good movie are totally different things.

–Seth Grahame-Smith

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I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it’s about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.

–Jim Harrison

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I love the movies, and when I go to see a movie that’s been made from one of my books, I know that it isn’t going to be exactly like my novel because a lot of other people have interpreted it. But I also know it has an idea that I’ll like because that idea occurred to me, and I spent a year, or a year and a half of my life working on it.

–Stephen King

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As an author, you can’t expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that’s what you hope for, you shouldn’t sell the rights.

–Bernhard Schlink

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I’ve had nine of my books adapted to film, and almost all were enjoyable. I’ve been very lucky with Hollywood, and look forward to more movies being adapted. But I don’t get involved in that process. I know nothing about making movies and I stay away from it and hope for the best.

–John Grisham

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When you’re making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives.

–Joel Edgerton

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I couldn’t be happier about being a part of ‘Hunger Games’ and to play Katniss. I have a huge responsibility to the fans of this incredible book and I don’t take it lightly. I will give everything I have to these movies and to this role to make it worthy of Suzanne Collins’ masterpiece.

–Jennifer Lawrence

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The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That’s why we go to movies and say, “Oh, the book is better.”

–Paulo Coelho

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We want a book to be a book. We’ll have all the interactive bells and whistles but our intent is to engage young people in reading, not to show them a movie.

–LeVar Burton

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Movies are not scripts – movies are films; they’re not books, they’re not the theatre.

–Nicolas Roeg

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I’m obsessed with zombies. I like watching zombie movies and I read zombie books.

–Kevin Bacon

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OK, publishing a book and releasing a movie is all very well, but Tottenham beating Man. U. 3-2… priceless.

–Salman Rushdie

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I really believe that the movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer – a movie is basically an abridgment of a book – and because books are internal. But they are incredibly powerful. The visual format is, you know, amazing.

–Scott Turow

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It’s such a complicated thing to put a movie together. The book world is so much simpler.

–Arthur Slade

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I’m always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.

–Sean Penn

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Books are the best companion for everyone who wants to learn and become better – on the condition we have unrestricted access to them.

Books are banned or challenged for moral, political, religious, or commercial reasons.

Once the book is banned, readers have either limited or no access to it.

Every year, during the last week of September, a major event is held that promotes the freedom to read. Banned Books Week brings together librarians, educators, publishers, and readers who unite to draw attention to the harms of censorship.

On the website of American Library Association you can read more about Banned Books Week, find the list of frequently challenged books, download promotional materials, and report a book challenge.

Infographics play a growing role in raising the awareness about book banning. In this overview, we collected the best visuals created in the recent years.

You’ll find below the infographics from Love Reading, which are a two-volume definitive guide to most banned and challenged books.

Other infographics focus on highlighting facts and figures about book banning, not only in the U.S. but also worldwide. There are also visuals that put banned books on a historical timeline. Thanks to that you will see which books were banned – and for how long – in various countries.

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12 infographics about banned and challenged books

1. Banned and challenged books by the numbers

While most of the visuals in this overview present selected banned books, this one, prepared by  Simply Novel, gathers general facts about banned books. What’s more, these facts are up-to-date.

85% of book challenges went unreported and received no media attention. 9 out of 10 challenges were initiated by parents. Six from the top 10 books challenged in 2014 were from YA category.

The infographic also includes a list of top reasons for book challenges in 2012-2014.

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2. The definitive guide to banned books, vol. 1

Published by a UK-based book recommendation website Lovereading, the infographic lists most popular books that at some point, and in some countries, were banned.

Each book comes with a summary of the plot, the date of a first release, and most importantly – the reason to ban it.

There are books in the chart that you wouldn’t believe were banned. Just have a look at Alice in Wonderland. In the 30s of the last century, the Chinese Censor General thought attributing human intelligence to animals was “an insult to humanity”, and that children should be protected from the negative influence of the book.

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3. The definitive guide to banned books, vol. 2

The second part of the epic project by Lovereading to highlight the most banned books throughout history and across the globe.

Take a closer look: Harry Potter was banned in various states of the U.S. – for promoting witchcraft.

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4. Most controversial books in the world

Books and controversies go hand in hand, and this infographic shared on Graphs.net lists the most controversial titles.

Some more facts about To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s one of the most challenged classics of all time, according to American Library Association. Reasons: racial slurs, profanity, and blunt dialog. The book still ranks at number 21 of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 2000–2009.

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5. Banned comics and graphic novels

Created by Tim Leong for Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, the visualization shows a breakdown of reasons to ban various comic books and graphic novels.

This chart shows reasons specifically provided by the libraries. Most comics were challenged for sexual content, offensive language, and violence.

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6. Top ten banned novels in the U.S.

The infographic was created by BookPal, an online store offering quantity discounts on books bought in bulk.

Each of the ten books banned in the U.S. is presented comes complete with the reasons for banning it, as well as a number of challenges: by year and reason.

It’s good to observe that book banning is a downward trend. Most books were challenged in the mid-nineties. Since that time the numbers are going down.

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7. Top banned books throughout history

Besides listing top banned books, this infographic, designed by Printer Inks, puts the censored books in a timeline. Thanks to that you can see when and for how long the book was banned in a particular country.

You can also find in the visual the books forbidden in schools, as well as ridiculous reasons to ban them.

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8. Timeline of banned books since the 8th century

Here is another graph that shows banned books throughout history. It was designed by Giulia R. De Amicis and is a part of the infographic book published by Cassel Illustrated.

The visual is not available in a high resolution, but the trends are visible already. 30 most banned books are compared on a timeline with the reasons to ban them, the countries, and the time.

As you see, the most common reason to ban the book (the time interval is between the 8th century and today) is anti-islamic content. Obscenity and heresy follow it.

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9. I’m with the banned

A great infographic created by Robert E. Kennedy Library. The most interesting part compares the U.S. states by the number of reported challenges. California, Texas, and Florida are the top three states.

The visual lists also top 100 banned books in the U.S. from 2000 to 2009. Each book is accompanied by the dots representing the reasons to challenge it.

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10. Banned and challenged books in America

Here is an infographic that takes a closer look at book banning and challenging in the United States.

According to American Library Association, only 10% of all books that are challenged are banned in the end. A factor which makes it difficult to ban a book in America is The First Amendment to the Constitution. It prevents Congress from making any law prohibiting or abridging the freedom of speech and press.

The infographic, created by Invaluable, lists also top banned books by category.

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11. Why books are banned

To celebrate the freedom to read, designer and illustrator Anna Weddle has created a single-minded infographic that lists the most common reasons that books are banned.

52 books were banned because they contained sexual content. Violence and profanity are the next on the list. It’s worth noting that poor spelling can also make a book land on the list of banned titles. Four books were banned or challenged because of it.

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12. The most feared books of all time

The infographic lists banned and challenged books since the 15th century to present days.

You’ll find on the list classic novels, but also children’s and teen literature. The visual describes also the difference between book bannings and book challenges.

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Nowadays, short stories have one certain benefit: they are short. And “short” doesn’t only mean the number of words or characters. It also means the fast pace, the single-minded plot, and the concise form.

Someone may say a short story is a substitute for a novel. Oh, it’s just like YouTube is a substitute for the cinema. Or a Facebook chat is a substitute for the real-life conversation.

Let’s face it: digital reality is switching our lives. And when it comes to reading, the balance is switched to the benefit of short-form fiction.

In times of traditional publishing, a 25-page short story was not serious enough to bear the cost of printing and distributing it as a separate publication.

Nowadays, authors can publish any piece of writing in a digital form, no matter how long – or short – it is.

It changes the perspective. A short story published as a Kindle Single is a fully-fledged electronic book – with a cover, blurb, and reviews. And when you finish it, you can say: Hey, I’ve read a great book!

It’s not justified to say that we face the revival of short stories. But short stories may turn out to be the most effective tool of a revival of reading in digital times.

6 benefits of reading short stories

1. A certainty you’ll read the entire piece

Many people who don’t read books share a common attitude: This novel sounds interesting, but I won’t have time to read it, so why start at all?

Having no time to read is one of the major reasons people stop reading books. Sometimes it’s just an excuse – every time you watch YouTube videos or go through the Twitter timeline for hours.

But there is one essential difference between reading a book and exploring a social network. The end of the latter is when you decide so. The end of a book is fixed.

In a novel, the last line is hours, days, or weeks away. It depends on how long your reading sessions are and how often find time for books.

In a short story, it may be in the next 15 minutes. Sure, it may take longer, but the time range is short. Short enough to imagine when you’ll finish reading and in which circumstances (by the time I leave a subway, this evening in a bath, etc.).

You may find it hard to finish the entire novel. But you may also try very hard not to finish the entire short story.

2. A pleasure of finishing a story

Why is finishing a book so important? Because when you give up reading before the end, you feel discouraged.

You may try one or two more times and, eventually, come to the conclusion that reading is… well, you don’t have time for reading.

What happens when you finish a story? No matter whether it’s a novel, a novella, an essay, or a flash fiction piece, you expect a wonderful feeling to come. It’s a feeling of accomplishment.

Moving forward by accomplishing goals one by another. It’s what life is about, isn’t it?

There is one more thing. Reading fiction is about visiting unknown, exciting worlds, full of characters you’d love to meet in person. Reading a book is like going on a journey. The feelings and dynamics are the same: from expectations to excitement, to doubts, to fulfillment, to nostalgia.

Imagine you can fly to one of these unknown worlds and come back safely before you finish drinking a cup of coffee.

3. An incentive to reach for the next read

People who are stuck reading several books rarely reach for the new one. They are right thinking it’s not right to leave behind something that’s not finished.

A green – big and bright – light to read the next book turns on when you finish the previous one. Hey, you are now free to move forward!

It’s after finishing the last sentence when you are fully justified to evaluate the book.

When you conclude the read was great, you’ll try to find something similar: from the same author, genre, or something that deals with the same topic.

When the story hasn’t met your expectations, you will be more open to trying something completely different.

4. A convenient way to try new genres and authors

It’s where short stories come extremely handy.

What do you do when you are not satisfied with your last read? You are thinking about how to refresh your reading list. Why not trying titles, authors or genres you never knew would ever get interested. By the way, have you read anything from planetary romance, nanopunk, or tech-absurd?

A common way to get acquainted with a new genre or author is to buy its most prominent work. But why buy the book if you’ll not like it in the end?

Obviously, with digital books on board, you can always download a free sample. Well, free samples are not quite suited for exploring literature, because they often end before the author introduces the main character or starts a leading plot.

Any other ideas? Check out the short stories or short story collections from genres or authors you plan to read.

Short stories with their right-to-the-point plot and concise form are a convenient way to learn about the style and characteristics of the literary work you are about to discover.

5. A great read between the novels

It’s true that as an activity reading is more demanding than other daily pleasures, such as watching TV.

Sometimes, after finishing a long, fascinating, and deeply involving novel, it’s good to make a break.

Having a break from a novel doesn’t mean you have to make a break from reading. You can reach for an easier and less challenging read – a short story.

Refreshing the mind is all about changing conditions, and leaving the path.

You can read one short story and make one short and intensive step aside. Or you can read a short story collection and dive into unexplored lands for just a bit longer.

When you are finally back on tracks, you’ll eagerly reach for the next novel of your favorite author, or the next volume in a book saga you’re reading.

6. A way to bring back the habit of daily reading

Take a look around. Having a minute of spare time, people take out their smartphones and check out their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

It’s an example of a highly effective use of time. Why not give the book a try? And it doesn’t mean you have to keep the book in your purse or backpack. You can download a free book reading app and place its icon next to Facebook’s.

Now, it’s all about what you expect. When you open Facebook, scrolling through a couple of latest status messages makes it already a finished activity, no matter when you decide to stop.

When you open a book app, you imagine the time you spend reading – five minutes or half an hour – is a tiny little percent of what is left.

Short stories are suitable to be read in short chunks. A single chunk may be a substantial part of the entire story.

Even when you read a short story for five minutes, you see the progress – and this is encouraging to reach for it the soonest you’ll have the next few spare minutes.

Download a short story collection to your book reading app. Reading one story might take less time than going back home from work on a subway.

Conclusion

Maybe, for avid readers, short stories will never become a serious kind of read. But for occasional readers, they can be a serious chance to find some space for reading books among other daily activities.

Benefits of reading short stories – infographic

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Reading is a privilege, but many people think it’s like nothing more than a duty. Well, even if it’s a duty, it still brings this nice warm feeling of getting smarter and smarter with every page.

In times of the internet, with its distractions and information overload, it’s harder and harder to find time and attitude to do such an easy thing as opening a book.

Oh, books. They are there, waiting to be enjoyed. Either printed on paper or downloaded to a tablet. They are the closest of friends. And reading is the nicest of duties.

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10 great infographics that promote reading

1. Science-backed ways reading makes you smarter

When you are reading, you stimulate areas in your brain responsible for emotion, empathy, or decision-making. People who regularly read have greater vocabulary, more knowledge, and are more creative.

The infographic above puts together facts that show reading is good for your brain. And all nine reasons are backed by science. Studies found that reading fiction can greatly improve empathic tendencies.

Another study, conducted at Emory University using MRI, found that the brain retains activity for as much as five days after reading a book.

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2. Reading is the road to success

The role of reading in digital times doesn’t change. It was, it is, and it will be, the best way to achieve success.

That’s why it is extremely important to “instill in our children a desire to read” and to give them the understanding of the impact it can have on the rest of their lives.

This great infographic from Chronicle Books lists tips for influencing a desire to read, and apps that can be helpful in this process.

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3. The benefits of reading

What would be a better way to draw attention to reading than presenting its sheer benefits in a visually pleasant way?

Created by Gosia Zimniak, the infographic puts together most important benefits of the most beautiful activity in the world. It somehow reminds me of the sunny childhood, with wooden bookshelves full of colorful and entertaining books.

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4. The most important benefits of reading

There are benefits of reading everyone knows or can guess. I’m sure you don’t know this: reading for as little as 6 minutes can reduce stress by as much as 60%!

National Reading Campaign, a Toronto-based non-profit organization, has developed together with CBC Books, an infographic that lists main benefits of reading, even these less obvious.

The visual is based on a summary Reading Matters that not only outlines most important advantages but also cites the research to back it up.

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5. A history of reading

Reading is not something teachers push you to do during your school years. Reading on a tablet may be something new for many, but the history of reading is a way longer than that.

Published by TechTalk with Currys and designed by Paragraphics, the infographic is a fun look at how reading evolved – with a focus on evolution of ebook reading devices.

The fact that books now exist in both paper and electronic form is not an excuse (“these ebooks don’t smell”). You should rather consider it as a privilege of choice.

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6. Tips to help children refocus on reading

I wrote earlier that in digital times we are all getting distracted. Our children, digital natives, are distracted by default.

The infographic from Chronicle Books, a shopping site with wonderful personalized books, shows how to make the children focus, or to be more precise – refocus – on written word.

You don’t necessarily have to buy paper books and push your kids to read them. If they prefer to stay in a digital environment while turning their attention to a book, just make it happen. And make sure it happens every day.

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7. Five ways to get kids excited about reading

More and more parents realize that getting their kids to read becomes a real challenge.

Before your children will watch “Jungle Book” or “Shrek”, make sure you did everything to let them fall in love with the original versions – the books.

Based on an article by Faith Fernandez for Edudemic, the infographic from CNK Digital visualizes the ways parents can facilitate the process of teaching children to read.

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8. Avid readers around the world

Are you an avid reader? Do you read each day? How long can you survive without reaching for a book?

To a certain extent, your reading habits are depending on the country you live in.

This beautiful infographic designed by the team from RBTH, presents most avid readers in the world. In India, people spend with a book more than 10 hours a week. In the top five countries, there are also Thailand, China, Philippines, Egypt, and the Czech Republic.

United States is in the fourth group (marked in yellow color), together with Canada, Germany, and Italy. Readers in these countries read between 5 and 6 hours a week.

How many hours do you read a week? Read more – this is the challenge.

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9. The reading habits of highly successful people

This infographic proves reading is an essential factor in achieving success. 88% of wealthy people read at least half an hour a day. The average CEO reads 60 or more books a year.

The infographic includes the profiles of most successful people: what time a day they read, what categories they prefer, and what are their favorite books. Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Mark Zuckerberg are among them.

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10. Ten most interesting facts about reading

This simple and entertaining infographic from Tell-A-Tale puts together most important facts about reading.

“It’s is never too late in life to pick up a book. For all you know, it might even save your life. Don’t believe us? Read on.”

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It’s great that such infographics are created. Infographics are a fantastic way to draw attention of online users, and give facts not only in a more digestible, but also highly entertaining way.

Many people still perceive libraries as awesome-looking magical places, full of a scent of old paper. We associate libraries with the past and with the analog world – the world that doesn’t fit into the broadband internet connection.

It’s not true (and I think it never was). More and more libraries lend electronic books, become information hubs, but most importantly, media creation centers.

These infographics change the perspective. They show the beautiful book temples are filled not only with the past, but also with the future.

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Libraries matter: 18 fantastic library infographics

1. Many reasons you need a librarian

This interesting infographic lists most important reasons why you need a librarian in an internet age more than ever before.

Nowadays, what we mostly struggle with is the information overload, not a lack of it. The librarian can be your guide to the digital world. And there is a special word for that: a cybrarian.

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a cybrarian is “a person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web”.

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2. The many roles of the 21st-century library

Librarians from California State Library have developed a smart infographic that in a form of a cartoon analyzes all the possible roles a public library can take in the coming years and decades.

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3. Libraries are heading for the future

The University of South California developed the infographic interesting not only for those who plan their future with libraries but for anyone who cares about the future of libraries.

You’ll find here a comparison of salaries of library stuff, depending on specialization.

The infographic includes also interesting findings of how smartphones and e-readers can influence the evolution of libraries.

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4. Managing the one-person library

Larry Cooperman, a faculty librarian at the University of Central Florida, has prepared a great infographic that will let you find out whether you will make a successful solo librarian.

The visual is, in fact, a checklist of major areas of competence, including change management, marketing, and information technology.

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5. Why you should support your local library

If I had to name one single infographic that encourages online audience to visit and support libraries, I’d point to this one, developed by StateStats.

Well researched and designed, the infographic is a complete list of facts and figures needed to picture the libraries and their importance in our times.

Most of all, the data included in the chart supports one clear call to action: help the library in your neighborhood! Getting a library card and regularly borrowing books, in every possible form, is more than enough.

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6. Fun facts about McGill Library and Archives

While most of the library infographics provide information on a national or global level, we’ve recently spotted a new trend – potentially something really big. More and more individual libraries create their own infographics.

Using free online infographic creators like Pikochart or Infogram, library workers put together the data specific to their very own library temple. Suddenly, instead of vague images, the numbers make us see something very specific: library patrons between the shelves of the closest library.

The example above is one of the nicest and smartest we’ve seen so far. It presents fun facts about the McGill Library, Montreal, Canada.

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7. Librarians in the digital age

Nowadays, being a librarian is not about surviving anymore. It’s about new challenges, new areas of competence, new possibilities. Nowadays, the skilled librarian is needed more than ever before.

The infographic, published by the University of Southern California, Online Library Science Degree, and Creative Signals, shows how the role of the librarian evolves.

With the rise of digitized archives and new technology to access and process them, the library transforms into a space not only of media consumption but also of media creation.

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8. How public libraries are cherished and challenged

Libraries adapt to new reality much better than anyone could think.

The key to winning in the digital times is engaging communities. And realizing that libraries are not only about lending books.

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9. Libraries of the future

The world we live now is changing fast… too fast.

We move from desktop computers to mobile devices. Smartphones become the default tool to get information. The information is now portable, participatory, and personal.

In times of information overload, what we need more than a result, is a relevant result. And it’s where libraries become extremely useful.

A librarian of the future will help an information consumer sort through available information, and find what is relevant to individual needs.

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10. American public libraries & community internet access

99% of public libraries in the US offer free internet to their communities. 1 in 3 Americans use libraries for that purpose. That’s a lot and can only change for the better, as 84% of US citizens believe a free internet access offered by libraries is very important for local communities.

But what is needed is funding, to help libraries maintain – and improve – the quality of their services.

This infographic developed for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation teaches ut two things: that libraries are highly focused on providing new means for education; and that this area needs support from all of us.

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11. The incredible growth of OverDrive-powered libraries

OverDrive is the leading global distributor of ebooks, audiobooks, music, and video. The company currently hosts more than 1 million digital titles from more than 2,000 publishers.

The content from OverDrive is powering more than 22,000 libraries, schools, and colleges around the world. More and more readers find out that their nearest library is offering a growing catalog of ebook titles, and the only thing they need to have to check out the ebook is a valid library card.

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12. A librarian’s worth

This great infographic, created by Masters in Education and ObizMedia, gives a lot of new light on the role of libraries and librarians, as it changes a reference point totally. What if we compared libraries to Amazon?

Each day in US public libraries more items are circulated than on Amazon. Public library cardholders outnumber registered Amazon customers by, take your breath, five to one!

What’s more, librarians answer about 7.2 million questions weekly. What would we do without librarians? There is only one answer to this question: nothing.

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13. The future of libraries

What’s the future of libraries, and how libraries of the future will look like?

This great infographic from Open Site clearly show the path: there is a huge demand for technology from library patrons. 7 in 10 libraries have reported an increased use of computers.

The bottleneck is that there are not enough computers – 76% of libraries say they don’t have enough computers to meet demand. The question of library funding comes again.

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14. Libraries are forever

Librarians are the help and the search engine for all things related to written word. The form and format of the book is not the most important factor. It’s the idea behind the infographic from Teaching Degree, based on this year’s study from Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Many ebook infographics are based on this specific study. The thing is what is the message. And the take away from “Libraries are forever” infographic is simple: nothing beats the good book.

Electronic or print – it doesn’t really matter. What really matters is to find the good book. In this matter, you can always count on the librarian.

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15. Five laws of librarianship, according to Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

This wonderful infographic was created by University of Southern California and is based on a famous theory called Five laws of library science.

The rules were formulated by Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, a university librarian and professor of library science from India. They set up the principles of operating a library system.

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16. The changing role of public libraries

Public libraries are more important than ever before. They are not only about lending books. They are places where users can improve their skills, find work, attend cultural events.

Take a look at the infographic shared by Jan Holmquist. It proves any public library can not only serve its local community but inspire users on a global scale.

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17. Top ten reasons we love librarians so much

Librarians are well read. They are protectors of free speech. They are much better search engines than Google.

Librarians promote reading, books, and book authors. They help find not only the right book but also the right job. They make sure our civilization goes in the right direction.

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18. How libraries can help improve your health

Libraries are not only the place where you can borrow a bestselling novel or a new movie release. You can use them in any way you imagine.

This infographic proves that libraries can play an essential role in accessing health information and resources. They have the information literacy expertise and community partnership potential that are critical to foster local cultures of health.

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There are several ways to encourage children and students to read. Audiobooks are one of the most effective ones. Who doesn’t want to listen to great stories!

Tales 2 Go, a company that offers audiobooks to help children become good listeners and readers, has released an infographic that shows the benefits of audiobooks.

The infographic lists the benefits of spoken language, and how audiobooks can be used to raise reading scores.

Listening builds critical fluency, vocabulary, comprehension and listening skills. Audiobooks can be a bridge to topics of discussion for parents and children who can listen together while commuting to activities, or on vacations.

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