The number of British adults visiting the library has fallen 30% in the last decade, according to government-sponsored research
The number of British adults visiting the library has fallen by 30% in the last 10 years, according to a new report commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The Taking Part study found that in the year to September 2015, 33.9% of adults used the public library service – a fall of 30% from 2005/2006, when data first began to be collected, and when 48.2% of adults said they had visited the library in the previous 12 months.
The most common reason for using a library less was 'having less free time'
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