Friday, July 16, 2021

Circulation Totals: FY21 Plus Last 5 Years

Submitted by Stephen Kight

Would you believe that FCPL’s total circulation in FY21 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021) was the second highest ever, at just under 2.7 million items? That’s pretty amazing, considering how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyone’s regular activities. Here is the total circulation for the past 5 years:

FY21               2,694,563

FY20               2,334,862

FY19               2,832,399

FY18               2,451,125

FY17               2,475,542

One of the reasons for our high circulation is the increasing popularity of the eLibrary. Here is the total eBook circulation for the past 5 years:

FY21               209,959

FY20               177,952

FY19               137,637

FY18               110,075

FY17               90,658

And here is the total eAudiobook circulation for the past 5 years:

FY21               114,826

FY20               94,919

FY19               68,669

FY18               52,816

FY17               40,541

eMagazines have also increased in popularity. Here is their total circulation for the past 5 years:

FY21               33,574

FY20               29,195

FY19               23,351

FY18               14,884

FY17               15,746

Finally, you might be interested to see how circulation of physical items in the branches has changed over the past 5 years:

                        CU                               HP                               PR                               SF

FY21               364,126                       229,973                       606,357                       1,121,799

FY20               293,317                       227,900                       518,859                       986,886

FY19               475,782                       257,671                       617,707                       1,239,484

FY18               501,902                       220,837                       626,463                       915,967

FY17               464,461                       230,918                       588,335                       1,031,944

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