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Library Patron Experience: Discovery, Holds & Digital Services

Measures patron satisfaction and friction points across material discovery, hold management, and digital resource usage to prioritize service improvements for public libraries.

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22 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to the Library Services Feedback Survey. This survey asks about your experiences with discovering materials, managing holds, and using digital library resources. Your responses will help us identify areas for improvement. • Participation is completely voluntary and you may stop at any time. • There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions. • Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. • The survey takes approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. By continuing, you indicate your consent to participate.

Q02
Multiple Choice

In the past 12 months, how often have you used a public library (in person or online)?

Q03
Multiple Choice

When you want a specific item at the library, how do you typically look for it? (Select all that apply.)

Q04
Multiple Choice

In the past 6 months, have you placed any holds on library materials?

Q05
Multiple Choice

Which of the following digital library services have you used in the past 3 months? (Select all that apply.)

Q06
Long Text

Thinking about all of your interactions with the library, how satisfied are you with the library's services overall?

Q07
Long Text

What is your age group?

Q08
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey! Your feedback will be reviewed by our team to improve library services. Your responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate only.

Q09
Long Text

In the past 3 months, how easy or difficult has it been to find the materials you needed at the library?

Q10
Long Text

How satisfied are you with the ease of placing holds?

Q11
Long Text

Please rank the following digital library features by importance to you (1 = most important).

Q12
Long Text

How likely are you to recommend this library to a friend or colleague?

Q13
Multiple Choice

How do you describe your gender?

Q14
Long Text

How satisfied are you with the timeliness of hold notifications?

Q15
Long Text

Overall, how satisfied are you with the library's digital services?

Q16
Long Text

If you could suggest one improvement to how you discover, hold, or access materials at the library, what would it be?

Q17
Long Text

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Q18
Long Text

How satisfied are you with the wait times for held items to become available?

Q19
AI Interview

Based on your responses throughout this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about your library experience. Our moderator may ask a couple of follow-up questions.

Q20
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

Q21
Long Text

How satisfied are you with the convenience of picking up held items?

Q22
Long Text

What is your country or region of residence?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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