The provided data illustrates borrowing patterns at the Lammertown Public Library, comparing book loans across seven genres between 1991 and 2001 (bar chart), and presenting the gender breakdown of library membership in 2010 (pie chart).
In 2010, the library membership was predominantly female, with women accounting for 68% of the total membership, significantly outweighing the male membership at 32%.
The bar chart reveals fluctuating borrowing trends across different genres. Romance novels consistently ranked highest, with borrowings increasing from approximately 1000 in 1991 to nearly 1400 in 2001. Self-improvement books exhibited substantial growth, rising from 200 to over 1200 loans during the same period. Thriller novels also saw a moderate increase, from over 600 to approximately 800. Language learning books experienced a near doubling of borrowing figures, increasing from around 100 to 200. Conversely, both crime and children’s fiction demonstrated significant declines, dropping from roughly 500 to 200 and from 700 to under 400 respectively. Autobiographies maintained a relatively stable borrowing rate of approximately 500 throughout the decade.
