The provided charts illustrate data regarding Little Chalfont’s public library, detailing its membership by age and a breakdown of the borrowed items by category in 2016, alongside the overall number of the books borrowed between 2007 and 2016.
Overall, library loans experienced a general upward trend over a decade despite some reduction throughout the years. In 2016, adults aged between 18-64 constituted the absolute majority of the members, while fiction titles for both children and adults heavily dominated the categories of books borrowed.
In terms of borrowing trends, the total number of loans stood at about 16,000 in 2007. This figure rose sharply to surpass 21,000 in 2011. Following minor dips to just below 20,000 in 2013, borrowing activity remained an upward trajectory, peaking at approximately 23,000 in 2016.
Regarding membership in 2016, adults aged 18-64 form just over half of the user base at 51%. Children comprised the second-largest group at 22%, followed by the young adults aged 13-17(15%) and adults who are 65 and over(12%).
The members’ distribution reflected in the loan categories in 2016, where fiction emerged as the primary choice: children’s fiction and adult fiction each accounted for an identical 38% of total loans, making up for more than three-quarters of all borrowed materials. Adult non-fiction followed at 13%, while children’s non-fiction stood at 6%. The remaining categories – young adult books, adult audio books, and children’s DVDs – were the least popular, at 2%, 2%, and 1% respectively.