Public Libraries Can Help Achieve Your Goal Of Reducing Screen Time

If your New Year’s resolution was decreasing social media time, then public libraries could help with your goals.

Overton County Public Library Director Judith Cutright said besides hundreds of books to read, the system has new hobbies that you can explore.

‘We have telescopes available to check out along with several musical instruments,” Cutright said. “We are also getting some new things like a sewing machine that people can come check out.”

Cutright said the library also has reading clubs that people of all ages can join. Cutright said reducing your screen time can improve your life in many ways such as increased attention span, better sleep and more physical social interactions.

Cutright said some people may think that reading as a hobby has dwindled, but that is not the case in Overton County. Cutright said readers especially young people have been increasing their time at the public library.

Wherever your interests lie, Cutright said a public library has something for you.