The line graph illustrates the total number of book loans between 2007 and 2016, while the pie chart and table compare the age groups of the borrower and the category of the loaned book across their categories in 2016 in Little Chalfont library. Overall, there was an increase on the total book loans throughout the periods, despite some fluctuations. By the end of the period, adults aged 18-64 accounted for over half of the library members, followed by the teenagers as the second-most common borrower. Adult and Children’s Fiction type books were both the most popular categories of loaned book, while children’s DVS accounted for the least proportion across the categories.
Book loans became more popular throughout the years. At the beginning, the number of book loans was at roughly 15,500 units. It increased gradually each year until around 21,000 units in 2011, despite remaining stable in 2009. Thereafter, the figure declined steadily to 19,500 in 2013, before rising gradually until reaching its peak at approximately 22,000 units at the end of the period.
By 2016, adults aged 18-64 represented just over half of the library members becoming the most common age groups among the members, followed by members aged below 20 at 37% which consisted of Young adults aged 13-17 at 15% and children at 22%. Meanwhile, adults aged 65 or more accounted for the lowest share at 12%. Although there were a huge gap between the proportion of adults and children among the members, both children’s fiction and adult fiction were the most popular loaned books at the time at 38% each. In stark contrast, the rest of the categories represented much lower share with only 13% or less, whereas the children’s DVD’s showed the lowest proportion at only 1%.