The table illustrates the survey answers of library users aged 16-17, 18-24, and 25-29 in 2012, while the bar graph compares how many people used library for three purposes, namely research, borrowing books or newspapers.
Overall, it is clear that the more young people used the library, the more old people thought that library was important. Whereas, there was a gradual decline in the number of people used library for all types of work, with the exception of borrowing newspapers.
The number of people aged 16-17 was the sizeable majority of users who used the library, with 72%, however as age increased, their rate saw a slight drop. The reverse trend was true for users who thought the library was crucial, which constituted 54%, rising to 63%, ending at almost three quarter. As far as getting help from librarian is concerned, the minority of users did this, which almost twice as many people aged 16-17 as 25-29 (43% as opposed to 19%).
In contrast, as people had became older, they were reluctant for research and taking books from library, however they preferred borrowing newspapers much more. In terms of research and borrowing books, users who used library for those purposes followed a more or less similar pattern, which stood at just above 50% in 16-17 age group, fell to almost 45% and roughly 35% in 18-24 age category, and the number of 25-29 aged people was at just under those of 18-24. In fact, borrowing newspapers was not popular among young people, amounting to 20%. Nevertheless, it observed increasing number of people as age went up.