The pie chart provides information about the age of library membership while table illustrates total loans by categories in percentages, in 2016. The bar chart below them shows the figures of borrowing in total, from 2007 to 2016. Overall, the majority of library users are adults who account for more than half. Additionally, adults’ and children’s fiction were popular choices among other categories. The total number of loans showed an overall upward trend despite some fluctuations in certain years.
A more detailed look at the pie chart reveals that adults aged 18 to 64 represented the largest proportion of library members at 51%, which was more than double the share of children (22%). There was a three-percentage-point disparity between young adults aged 13 to 17 and adults who are 65 and over, 15% and 13% respectively.
As for the types of materials borrowed, the percentages of both children’s and adults’ fiction were the highest, each at 38%. In contrast, the smallest proportions were recorded in children’s DVDs, adult audiobooks and young adult items, at 1%, 2% and 2% respectively.
Lastly, the bar chart shows that at the beginning of the period, in 2007, the total number of loans was around 16,000. The figures rose consistently until 2012, reaching approximately 22,000, before dropping slightly to 18,000 in 2013. In the following years, the number of loans increased steadily, reaching its peak in 2016 at around 23,000.