Library users in England 2019-20

'Libraries allow for social mobility; they are places of possibility, opening doors in later life for many people for whom school didn’t work.'

Darren Henley, Arts Council England

34%

of adults have visited a library in the past 12 months

10%

of adults visit a library at least once a month

29%

of adults aged 75+ have visited a library in the past 12 months

A bar graph breaking down public library use in 2019-20 by age range

33%

of adults with a long term illness or disability have visited a library in the past 12 months

31%

of adults renting social housing have visited a library in the past 12 months

33%

of non working adults have visited a library in the past 12 months

A bar graph breaking down use of public libraries in 2019/20 by ethnicity

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Library users in England 2020

Headline statistics on library users in England from the DCMS Taking Part survey, 2019-20.

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Library Users 2019-20.pdf

Library users in England 2019-20

34%

of adults have visited a library in the past 12 months

10%

of adults visit a library at least once a month

29%

of adults aged 75+ have visited a library in the past 12 months

33%

31%

33%

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