The line graph illustrates the number of reading materials consumed by males and females at Burnaby Public Library between 2011 and 2014.
Overall, both groups showed an upward trend in their reading habits over the period. While women initially engaged with more literature, the pattern shifted, and by 2014, their male counterparts had surpassed them in the volume of materials read.
In 2011, female readers went through approximately 5,000 works, whereas the figure for men stood at around 3,000. Over the next two years, both categories saw a steady rise, with women’s numbers reaching about 9,000 by 2013, slightly ahead of the opposite gender, which experienced a significant increase to the same level.
However, from 2013 onwards, the trends diverged. The number of works read by female visitors declined to roughly 8,000 in 2014, while their counterparts continued to engage with literature at an accelerating rate, peaking at nearly 14,000.