What were the total number of books borrowed by library users during:
a) 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019
1,590,526
b) 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020
1,602,778
c) 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021
442,923
What is the total value of current outstanding library fines?
The value of outstanding fines for the past 5 years is £304125.98. Therefore a significant proportion of this could be considered unrecoverable.
What is the total value of library fines written off in the financial year 2020-21?
£18,089.92
During this period fees and fines were suspended for certain periods and loan periods extended. Staff will have also waived more fines from pre-Covid due to the impact of library closures.