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%.