Between Reading and Screens: Navigating changes in children's digital lives

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, Australian children's screen use surged - and with it came urgent questions about what this meant for reading, learning and family life. Drawing on national surveys and interviews with families and librarians, Between Reading and Screens uncovers how deeply digital devices have reshaped contemporary childhood.

Children are now more likely to own a tablet than a shelf of print books. Yet the story is far more complex than the familiar 'screens versu...