From 2005 to 2019, the share of individuals who visited public libraries in England at least once a week decreased overall, passing from 7.9 percent to 4.8 percent. Moreover, roughly 10 percent of respondents claimed to have visited a public library at least once a month as of 2019.
Frequency of attendance in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (September 16, 2020). Frequency of attendance in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290558/public-library-attendance-frequency-in-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Frequency of attendance in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019." Chart. September 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290558/public-library-attendance-frequency-in-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2020). Frequency of attendance in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290558/public-library-attendance-frequency-in-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Frequency of Attendance in Public Libraries in England from 2005 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290558/public-library-attendance-frequency-in-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Frequency of attendance in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290558/public-library-attendance-frequency-in-england/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Frequency of attendance in public libraries in England from 2005 to 2019 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), September 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290558/public-library-attendance-frequency-in-england/