24 November 2022
Your request
How many items have been borrowed from your libraries in 2022?
How many items were borrowed from your libraries in the years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017? Please provide the number of borrowed items during each of these years individually.
How many new members have your libraries gained in 2022?
How many new members did your libraries gain in the years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017? Please provide the number of new members gained during each of these years individually.
How many computer sessions have been logged in your libraries in 2022?
How many computer sessions were logged in your libraries in the years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017? Please provide the number of computer sessions logged during each of these years individually.
Our response
Please note that we collect data per calendar year i.e. April to March
422,151 - 7 months data
|
Loans |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
physical |
729,530 |
723,542 |
758,450 |
106,147 |
402,494 |
|
electronic |
15,181 |
27,190 |
53,964 |
106,553 |
54,702 |
|
Total loans |
744,711 |
750,732 |
812,414 |
212,700 |
457,196 |
12,238 - 7 months data
|
2017-18 |
2018-19* |
2019-20* |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
|
New members |
23,147 |
16,044 |
22,489 |
Not available |
Not available |
*2018-19 8 months April-November data only. December to March not available.
2019-20 11 months data only, March not available.
57,625 - 7 months data, April - October
|
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
|
Library computer sessions (not including logins to use wifi on personal devices) |
250,880 |
247,090 |
229,409 |
20,297 |
63,178 |
During height of Covid (all of 2020-21 and a substantial part of 2021-22) fewer PCs were available to allow for social distancing. PC provision is still not at pre-Covid levels.