The line graph delineates the number of books read by male and female patrons at Burnaby Public Library from 2011 to 2014.
Overall, the graph reveals significant fluctuations in the reading habits of both genders, with a marked increase in books read by men towards the middle of the period, while women’s readership exhibited a consistent growth followed by an upsurge in 2014.
In 2011, men commenced with a readership of approximately 5,500 books, surpassing women, who started at around 4,000. However, this trend inverted by 2012, as the number of books read by men plummeted to about 3,000, while women enjoyed a substantial increase, attaining nearly 6,000 books. The subsequent year, 2013, witnessed a remarkable resurgence for male readers, whose numbers surged to approximately 13,000, outpacing women, who read about 6,000 books that year. In 2014, men’s readership slightly declined to roughly 12,000 books.
Conversely, women’s reading habits demonstrated a more consistent upward trajectory throughout the period, with a steady increase to 10,000 books read by 2013. Remarkably, in 2014, women’s readership soared to approximately 14,000 books, marking a significant rise as compared to previous years. This sharp increase in female readership can be contrasted with the slight reduction in male readership, indicating a notable shift in the dynamics of library use between the two genders.