The charts and the table illustrate the proportion of library members in Little Chalfont grouped on the basis of age, along with an account on the number of loans made across a decade from 2007 to 2016 in the library, with a detailed report on the percentage of lended books categorised on the basis of diverse genres. The data clearly reveals that adults constitute a major percentage of library members, while the bar charts depicts an overall increase in loans over the period surveyed. Moreover, from the table it is evident that fictional novels were the most commonly loaned books from the library in 2016.
Noticeably, adults, aged 18 to 64, had topped off with a little more than half of the members falling under this category, while adults 65 and older as well as young adults with ages spanning 13 to 17 accounted for the least shares of library members, with the figures standing at mere 12 per cent and 15 per cent respectively. Children, on the other hand, constituted 22 per cent of members.
Additionally,the number of books lended from the library had followed a fluctuating path throughout the decade. The figure had climbed to 18,000 in 2009 from an initial tally of 16,000 in 2007. Over the course of the three years, the total loans had consistently surpassed the 20,000 mark. In 2013; however, the tally marginally dipped to 19,00 only to steadily rise over the next three years,culminating at a peak of 22,000 loans in 2016.
Finally, the table starkly reveals that in 2016, children’s DVDs, young adults, and adult audio books constituted the least percentage of loans, accounting for only 1 per cent for the former and 2 per cent for the latter two. The non-fictional category, encompassing the children’s and adult versions, had cumulatively amounted to 19 per cent. Finally, children’s and adult fiction shared an equitable share of 38% each.