Outcome of public libraries for youth

THIS ARTICLE FORMS PART OF THE RESEARCH " THE OUTCOME OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 15 AND 24 YEAR'S OLD FROM THE "COMUNA SEIS" IN THE NORTHWEST ZONE OF MEDELLIN (COLOMBIA)" CARRIED OUT IN 1999 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERAMERICAN SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUIA. CONSIDERING THE OUTCOME OF A LIBRARY AS THE IMPRESSION OR MARK IT LEAVES IN YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ITS USE, THE RESEARCH INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONS AND TIES ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DEVELOPED BY THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND YOUNG PEOPLE. CONSEQUENTLY IT WAS NECESSARY TO STUDY IN-DEPTH THE USE THAT IS MADE OF THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LIBRARY, THE SATISFACTION OF INFORMATION NEEDS IN THE EDUCATIONAL, LEISURE, CULTURAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, THE DIVERSE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED BETWEEN YOUTH AND THE LIBRARY, AS WELL AS THE DEGREE OF SATISFACTION ENCOUNTERED. THE ARTICLE DEVELOPS TWO MAIN CONCERNS: FIRSTLY, THE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED WHICH LEND SUPPORT TO THE ARGUMENT FOR OUTCOME: PUBLIC LIBRARY, YOUTH, SERVICES AND USERS. SECONDLY, THE OUTCOME OF THE LIBRARY IN YOUNG PEOPLE IS DESCRIBED, CHARACTERIZING THE USE THAT THIS SECTOR OF THE POPULATION MAKES OF THE LIBRARY IN DIRECT RELATION TO THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY: INFORMATION, LEISURE, CULTURE, EDUCATION AND ORGANIZATION.