Public libraries and cardholders therein
Public libraries and cardholders therein
Year
|
Number of public libraries
|
Registered cardholders therein (thousands)
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
municipal*
|
workplace
|
total
|
municipal*
|
workplace
|
total
| |
1950
|
1,739
|
2,594
|
4,333
|
224.0
|
178.6
|
402.6
|
1960
|
4,668
|
5,105
|
9,773
|
918.9
|
708.1
|
1,627.0
|
1965
|
5,403
|
4,009
|
9,412
|
1,551.4
|
558.1
|
2,109.5
|
1970
|
5,293
|
3,958
|
9,251
|
1,582.6
|
642.1
|
2,224.7
|
1975
|
5,069
|
3,213
|
8,282
|
1,549.9
|
661.2
|
2,211.1
|
1980
|
4,915
|
5,583
|
10,498
|
1,600.6
|
621.0
|
2,221.6
|
1981
|
4,899
|
5,591
|
10,490
|
1,604.5
|
619.5
|
2,224.0
|
1982
|
4,842
|
5,430
|
10,272
|
1,605.6
|
609.5
|
2,215.1
|
1983
|
4,809
|
5,201
|
10,010
|
1,626.1
|
600.4
|
2,226.5
|
1984
|
4,643
|
4,937
|
9,580
|
1,644.7
|
603.3
|
2,248.0
|
1985
|
4,644
|
5,003
|
9,647
|
1,671.7
|
589.4
|
2,261.1
|
1986
|
4,566
|
4,754
|
9,320
|
1,660.2
|
583.2
|
2,243.4
|
1987
|
4,503
|
4,546
|
9,049
|
1,643.0
|
563.7
|
2,206.7
|
1988
|
4,410
|
4,321
|
8,731
|
1,606.0
|
521.0
|
2,127.0
|
1989
|
4,284
|
3,931
|
8,215
|
1,534.0
|
467.0
|
2,001.0
|
1990
|
4,179
|
3,171
|
7,350
|
1,486.0
|
370.0
|
1, 856.0
|
1991
|
4,008
|
2,577
|
6,585
|
1,463.0
|
301.0
|
1,764.0
|
1992
|
3,870
|
1,978
|
5,848
|
1,418.0
|
228.0
|
1,646.0
|
1993
|
3,794
|
1,470
|
5,264
|
1,425.0
|
184.0
|
1,609.0
|
1994
|
3,723
|
1,004
|
4,727
|
1,428.0
|
156.0
|
1,584.0
|
1995
|
3,648
|
820
|
4,468
|
1,382.0
|
138.0
|
1,520.0
|
Formerly council libraries. Source: Central Bureau of Statistics
