Library Service __________________________________________________________________________________________________
The figures for February are encouraging, with the caveat that one cannot draw true comparisons with the position in February 2019, which was for a much smaller city.
Bearing these points in mind, however, there are some positive metrics. The number of visits to libraries, at 75,051, compares to 62,031 in the same month last year. Membership, at 32,568 in February 2020, is well up on the figures for the autumn of last year. The number of downloads of eBooks and eAudiobooks was 5,097 in February and 10,235 in the year to date, running at twice the level of 2019 and 2018.
Membership & Visits Membership
Library Visits
36000
32,789 32,568
76,108 75,051
80000
34000
75000
32000
30000
70000
28000
65000
26000
60000
24000
55000
22000
50000
20000
45000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017
2018
2019
2020
2017
2018
2019
2020
Items Borrowed
Online Library Visits
80000
29000
27,676
75000
70000
27000
65000
25000
56,810
55,398
60000
23000
55000
21,343
50000
21000
45000
19000
40000
17000
35000
30000
15000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017
2018
2019
2020
2017
2018
2019
2020
eBooks/AudioBooks
Public PC Use
5500
5,138 5,097
6,405
5000
6500
5,873
4500
6000
5500
4000
5000
3500
4500
3000
4000
2500
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec
2019
2020
2019
2020
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