Facts and Figures

Facts and figures about Cork City Libraries

Facts and Figures

  • Number of library buildings: 10
  • Library Link van: 1
  • Bookfund 2022: €355,500
  • Total library stock at 9 February 2021: 653,081 items
  • Percentage of City Council budget spent on Libraries book budget 2021:  0.15%
  • City Council per capita budget for book purchase 2022: €1.69
  • Number of visits to Cork City Libraries 2021: 279,221
  • Number of items borrowed from Cork City Libraries 2021: 381,385
  • Number of members at 31 December 2021: 20,545
  • Number of PC sessions booked 2021: 4,158
  • Total number of events in all libraries 2021: 4970
  • Number of public-access computer workstations with Internet: 120
  • Amazing staff: 97

Most borrowed items 2021

voices an open door of stories

Voices: an open door book of stories was the most borrowed physical item by patrons of Cork City Libraries in 2021, borrowed 143 times. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: the deep end by Jeff Kinney was the most borrowed child title, borrowed 116 times. The Ladies’ Midnight Swimming Club by Faith Hogan was the most borrowed eBook, borrowed 444 times. The most borrowed eAudiobook was The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, borrowed 809 times.

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