Here's some facts for you all - according to last weeks Mail on Saturday:
- The annual budget for running public libraries in Britain is £730 million ,
- There are 3,196 public libraries in England,
- 10 million people visit libraries at least once a fortnight in Britain,
- Women make up 55% of library users,
- 307,571,000 books were issued in 2008 in Britain
- Four authors had more than 1 million loans in 2008: James Patterson, Jacqueline Wilson, Daisy Meadows (Rainbow Magic Fairy Series) and Nora Roberts.
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