In 1996, 30 percent of the respondents visited a public library in the year prior. This share rose to 40 percent in 2007 before dropping to 28 percent in 2023. However, the number of people who have been to a public library more than a year before being questioned remains high, dropping just by three percentage points. The share of people who never visited a public library increased to more than a fourth of the respondents.
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National Library of the Czech Republic. "Have you visited a public library in the past year?." Chart. October 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422876/czechia-public-library-visitation-rate/
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National Library of the Czech Republic. "Have You Visited a Public Library in The past Year?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422876/czechia-public-library-visitation-rate/
National Library of the Czech Republic, Have you visited a public library in the past year? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422876/czechia-public-library-visitation-rate/ (last visited April 30, 2024)
Have you visited a public library in the past year? [Graph], National Library of the Czech Republic, October 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422876/czechia-public-library-visitation-rate/