The charts illustrate the different aspects of Little Chalfont Library; the pie chart represents members’ ages, the bar chart describes the number of total loans over nine years, starting in 2007, and the table focuses on loans by category in 2016.
Overall, the paramount feature in the pie chart is that the vast majority of library members were adults (18 to 64 years old). In addition, except for 2007’s data, the library’s total loans were approximately 20,000 during the period. Plus, in 2016, most of the total loans were associated with children’s and adult fiction.
According to the pie chart, adult members showed a predominant figure, at 51%, occupying more than half of the total number. Children members followed at approximately 22%, less than half of the previously mentioned figure. The percentage for young adults (aged 13 to 17) stood at 15%, 3% higher than that of elderly people (aged 65 and above).
Looking at the illustration of the total number of loans in this library, the figure showed little variation each year, beginning at roughly 15,000 loans in 2007; this number fluctuated slightly around 19,000 annually. Most notably, the number peaked in 2016, accounting for over 20,000 loans.
Of the mentioned loans, children and adult fiction held a significant 38% amongst those categories, surpassing other genres by a huge gap. Adult non-fiction books, at 13%, were second-highest. Children’s non-fiction accounted for the remaining 6%, followed by young adult and adult audio books at 2% each. Lastly, children’s DVDs were the lowest at 1%.