Band 7+: The charts below give information about the number of people who use public libraries and the main reasons to visit in Britain in 1991 and in 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie graphs depict the number of individuals and the main reasons for visiting libraries in Britain over a period of 9 years, commencing from 1991.

Overall, while both learning and reading magazines experienced a sharp decrease, collecting data witnessed an upward trend. In addition, borrowing and returning books were the most prevalent reasons over the timeframe of 9 years. Especially, borrowing and returning videos was a new purpose which emerged in 2000.

At the beginning of the period, the purpose of learning contributed the second highest, at 15%, which was more than 5% for the reading purpose. At the end of the period, reading and learning plunged to 5% and 2% respectively. In the initial year, the figure for gathering information accounted for 10%, and it was more than twofold in 2000.

Over the period, people tended to visit libraries for borrowing and returning books, which was recorded at 65% in 19 9 1 and 55% in 2000. Moreover, in 2000, visitors who were interested in videos took up just under 20%.