The pie chart shows the demographic of the library members of Little Chalfont library in 2016, while the table shows the total loans by category in 2016. Additionally, the bar chart shows the total number of loans from 2007 to 2016. Overall, the pie chart shows the highest figure recorded in the children sector and the lowest figure recorded in the adults 65 and over sector. The table shows children’s fiction and adult fiction both account for the most loans, while children’s DVDs account for the least loans. The bar chart shows 2016 is the year of the highest number of loans, while 2008 is the lowest number of loans.
The pie chart demonstrates that library members that are adults 65 and over account for over half of the library members, with 51%. Children is the second most prevalent demographic of the library, with 22% The young adults from 13-17 years old and adults from 18-64 take up about a third of the remaining library members, with 15% and 12% respectively.
The table illustrates that except from children’s fiction and adult fiction, all children’s categories take up less percentage of total loans than adult categories. For example, children’s non-fiction accounts for 6%, while adult non-fiction accounts for 13%. Children’s DVDs’ total loans are lower than adult non-fiction and adult audio books, with 1% compared to 13% and 2% respectively. Young adults’ total loans and adult audio books both take up 2% of total loans.
The bar chart shows that from 2007 to 2011, there were some fluctuations in the total loans. There is a significant increase from 2007 to 2008, before plateauing between 2008 and 2009 and increasing slightly from 2009 to a little bit over $20 000 in 2011. From 2011 to 2016, there is a gradual decrease in the total loans, followed by a gradual increase between 2014 and 2016, when it reaches a peak of approximately $22000.