Thanks for the comments everyone, and again, good point about the digital natives and their more advanced information processing skills Shannon! In fact one of the articles I alluded to in my forum post – http://www.fastcoexist.com/3045317/what-is-generation-z-and-what-does-it-want about Gen Z suggests that rather than an “8 second attention span”, they actually have “8 second filters”, which means they judge the worthiness of spending their time on a particular article or piece of media very quickly. Not sure how accurate that is, but it’s an interesting claim. As I write this response I am actually standing in a library which is at least 3/4 full with teenagers. Between the hours of 3 and 5 (sometimes up to 6pm) we regularly have quite a number of teens using the library as a study space, with some playing games or (gasp) reading. I wonder if we make to much of the engagement and interaction thing? I think a lot of young adults pride themselves on their independence and are probably quite capable of finding what they need in the library, or at least taking advantage of the free resources. Having said that, how are we to know who really needs help if they are unwilling to ask? (Those who do approach us for help are usually only coming to book the x-box console or find out how to connect to the wi-fi, with the odd reference query thrown in every so often). So I can see that the library space is definitely occupied by teens, and YA materials are certainly being borrowed (though not at the same rate as adult and junior). I know from experience that it is disappointing when very few teens attend events we have organised for them, but I think it’s important to keep offering such events, but perhaps with more consultation with teens themselves.