The bar chart illustrates the number of books rented from Malton Town Library in each month of 2009.
Overall, the number of books borrowed fluctuated during the year, but showed a general upward trend. February recorded the lowest figure, while December was the peak month for rentals.
At the beginning of the year, 10 books were rented in January, before the figure dropped sharply to 6 in February, the lowest point of the year. The number then increased gradually to 7 in March and rose significantly to 13 in April. This upward trend continued in May, reaching 15, before a slight decrease to 14 in June.
In the second half of the year, the number of rentals rose again to 15 in July and climbed dramatically to 20 in August. However, this was followed by a decline to 12 in September. Although the figure recovered to 14 in October, it fell again to 9 in November before reaching a peak of 21 in December.
