The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont.

The pie chart illustrates the ageprofile of registered members at Little Chalfont Library in 2016, while the table breaks down the proportion of loans by material category for the same year, and the bar chart compares overall borrowing figures over the tenyear period from 2007 to 2016.

Overall, adults aged 1864 constituted the largest segment of library membership, whereas those aged 65 and over accounted for the smallest share. Fiction for both adults and children dominated material loans equally, and total library borrowings 1followed a general upward trendtrended generally upwards across the timeframe, culminating in a peak at the end of the period.

In 2016, 51 percent of registered library users fell within the 1864yearold adult bracket. Children represented 22 percent of members, followed by 13to17yearolds at 15 percent, with senior citizens making up the remaining 12 percent. 3When examining what these members borrowed, adult fiction and children’s fiction each contributed 38 percent of all loans. Adult nonfiction made up 13 percent, more than double the equivalent figure for children’s nonfiction, which stood at just 6 percent. Children’s DVDs, youngadult resources and 4adult audio booksaudiobooks collectively represented minimal shares, at 51 percent, 2 percent, and 2 percent1%, 2% and 2% respectively.

Total borrowing volumes rose progressively from approximately 15,500 in 2007 to around 22,000 in 2016. Having reached an initial high point in 2011, loan numbers experienced a slight dip in 2013 before recovering and climbing to their alltime maximum by 2016.