2.7 Million Loans: Libraries in Lower Austria Celebrate New Record
According to a press release on Thursday, there was also an increase in new readers and visitor numbers. With a total of over 1.84 million media - more than 37,000 of which are digital - a wide-ranging offer is available. The workload is managed by 1,972 employees, almost 1,700 of whom are volunteers.
Lower Austria's Libraries Recorded Borrowing Record
The number of physical borrowings in 2024 was around 2.74 million (2023: 2.69 million). The virtual lending also increased, with almost 244,000 digital borrowings. In total, the libraries in the state were visited about 1.23 million times last year (an increase of 30,000 compared to 2023). At 7,839 events, 190,000 participants were reached. More than 18,000 people have newly registered, and 96,400 people now use the analog offerings of the public libraries in Lower Austria.
(APA/Red)
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