Borrowed Books in Lincolnshire - Find a freedom of information request

Please find below a Freedom of Information request regarding the library service.

 

1) How many books were borrowed from Lincolnshire's libraries in 2024?

2) How many books were borrowed from Lincolnshire's libraries in 2023?

3) How many books were borrowed from Lincolnshire's libraries in 2022?

4) How many books were borrowed from Lincolnshire's libraries in 2021?

5) How many books were borrowed from Lincolnshire's libraries in 2020?

6) What was the most requested book (plus author's name) of 2024?

7) What were the top 10 most borrowed books (plus author's name) in 2024, and how many times were each of these books borrowed?

8) What was the most borrowed fiction book (plus author's name) in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

9) What was the most borrowed non-fiction book (plus author's name) in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

10) What was the most borrowed children's book (plus author's name) in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

11) What was the most borrowed teen/young adult book (plus author's name) in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

12) What was the most borrowed audiobook (plus author's name)in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

13) What was the most borrowed DVD in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

14) What was the most borrowed CD (plus artist's name) in 2024, and how many times was this borrowed?

15) What is the most popular genre of book borrowed in 2024?

16) Who were the top five authors, by total books borrowed, in 2024, and what were those totals?

17) What was the most popular book borrowed by each of the above top five most borrowed authors in 2024, and how many times were these books borrowed?

18) Who were the top five authors, by total books borrowed, in 2023, and what were those totals?

19) By length of time, which single copy of a borrowed book (plus author's name) is the most overdue across Lincolnshire libraries?

20) On what date was this most overdue book borrowed?

21) From which library was this most overdue book borrowed?

22) How much does the person who borrowed the most overdue book now owe in fines?

23) How much money did Lincolnshire's libraries raise via overdue fines in 2024?

24) How much money did Lincolnshire's libraries raise via overdue fines in 2023?

25) How much money has Lincolnshire's libraries paid to authors via royalties/Public Lending Rights (PLR) in 2024?

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.