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Library Use Falls DramaticallyPosted at 12:55PM Friday 20 Aug 2010 Despite all the attempts by the DCMS, MLA, CILIP, TRA, SCL and almost every council in the country, to diversify and popularise the library service, according to the DCMS figures published today..."Since 2005/06, there has been a steady decrease in the proportion of adults visiting a public library (from 48.2% to 39.4% in 2009/10)" By visiting they mean people who have been at least once through the door for any purpose. The table with these figures shows that if you ignore those people who visit just once or twice a year, only 29% of the adult population use our public libraries. That figure was 38% just four years ago. The fall is truly dramatic.
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