The charts illustrate information about the percentage of library members in four different age groups and total loans by seven categories in 2016, and the number of loans between 2007 and 2016. Overall, it is noticeable that most participants in the library were adults aged 18-64, and the most popular categories in the loans were adult fiction and children’s fiction. Moreover, the number of loans had increased gradually from 2007 to 2016.
In a pie chart, the largest proportion belonged to adults who were 18-64 years old, at 51%. In contrast, the lowest percentage was for adults aged 65 and over, at 12%. In addition, children and young adults aged 13-17 contributed 22% and 15% of participants, respectively, in 2016.
Regarding the total number of loans in different categories, in 2016, adult fiction and children’s fiction books, with 38% had the highest percentage in loans. Conversely, children’s DVDs, adult audiobooks, and young adults, with just 1%, 2%, and 2%, respectively, had the lowest contribution in total loans. Whereas, adult non-fiction was about twice as much as the children’s non-fiction, at 13%.
In terms of the total number of loans, in 2007, the number of loans was at its lowest, at approximately 15,000. By 2011, this figure had increased substantially, reaching a peak of almost 21,000 loans, before a fall to under 20,000 in 2013. However, by 2016, it reached to highest number, at 22,000 loans.