Libraries are a crucial part of cultural heritage. Newcastle Libraries publish a number of library usage datasets openly, which you find on the Newcastle City Council website. Their ambition is to encourage other regions to collect and share library usage statistics, to inform analysis, policy-making and ultimately preserve and improve the service they provide.

The sections below will explore some of this data, visualising trends in library usage in the Newcastle region.

Monthly visits to Newcastle Libraries

Total number of visits across all 19 libraries from April 2008 to present.

Total
200820102012201420162018202020222024Total number of visits0100000125000150000175000200000225000250002500005000075000Visits
Apr 2008: 140,189
Visits
May 2008: 127,384
Visits
Jun 2008: 123,039
Visits
Jul 2008: 124,001
Visits
Aug 2008: 139,149
Visits
Sep 2008: 138,433
Visits
Oct 2008: 140,026
Visits
Nov 2008: 150,219
Visits
Dec 2008: 137,199
Visits
Jan 2009: 147,807
Visits
Feb 2009: 144,374
Visits
Mar 2009: 151,889
Visits
Apr 2009: 128,848
Visits
May 2009: 145,516
Visits
Jun 2009: 217,045
Visits
Jul 2009: 249,255
Visits
Aug 2009: 238,472
Visits
Sep 2009: 233,077
Visits
Oct 2009: 240,843
Visits
Nov 2009: 225,195
Visits
Dec 2009: 184,446
Visits
Jan 2010: 205,407
Visits
Feb 2010: 224,749
Visits
Mar 2010: 240,647
Visits
Apr 2010: 212,398
Visits
May 2010: 214,840
Visits
Jun 2010: 214,129
Visits
Jul 2010: 229,199
Visits
Aug 2010: 233,852
Visits
Sep 2010: 228,556
Visits
Oct 2010: 228,631
Visits
Nov 2010: 210,497
Visits
Dec 2010: 158,703
Visits
Jan 2011: 193,420
Visits
Feb 2011: 204,422
Visits
Mar 2011: 214,586
Visits
Apr 2011: 172,690
Visits
May 2011: 195,173
Visits
Jun 2011: 203,473
Visits
Jul 2011: 210,202
Visits
Aug 2011: 201,823
Visits
Sep 2011: 193,994
Visits
Oct 2011: 196,018
Visits
Nov 2011: 193,268
Visits
Dec 2011: 163,566
Visits
Jan 2012: 186,593
Visits
Feb 2012: 188,573
Visits
Mar 2012: 190,879
Visits
Apr 2012: 175,356
Visits
May 2012: 186,754
Visits
Jun 2012: 174,489
Visits
Jul 2012: 191,548
Visits
Aug 2012: 189,193
Visits
Sep 2012: 182,248
Visits
Oct 2012: 198,487
Visits
Nov 2012: 190,694
Visits
Dec 2012: 146,606
Visits
Jan 2013: 174,458
Visits
Feb 2013: 173,392
Visits
Mar 2013: 171,648
Visits
Apr 2013: 178,049
Visits
May 2013: 156,198
Visits
Jun 2013: 155,633
Visits
Jul 2013: 157,292
Visits
Aug 2013: 138,820
Visits
Sep 2013: 151,073
Visits
Oct 2013: 154,330
Visits
Nov 2013: 152,425
Visits
Dec 2013: 132,663
Visits
Jan 2014: 152,741
Visits
Feb 2014: 140,383
Visits
Mar 2014: 146,656
Visits
Apr 2014: 136,843
Visits
May 2014: 131,453
Visits
Jun 2014: 137,508
Visits
Jul 2014: 147,699
Visits
Aug 2014: 143,372
Visits
Sep 2014: 141,946
Visits
Oct 2014: 140,361
Visits
Nov 2014: 131,813
Visits
Dec 2014: 117,904
Visits
Jan 2015: 131,391
Visits
Feb 2015: 119,640
Visits
Mar 2015: 123,971
Visits
Apr 2015: 113,439
Visits
May 2015: 117,096
Visits
Jun 2015: 116,897
Visits
Jul 2015: 121,391
Visits
Aug 2015: 113,901
Visits
Sep 2015: 113,189
Visits
Oct 2015: 117,434
Visits
Nov 2015: 135,306
Visits
Dec 2015: 117,168
Visits
Jan 2016: 128,262
Visits
Feb 2016: 120,314
Visits
Mar 2016: 117,976
Visits
Apr 2016: 125,186
Visits
May 2016: 80,874
Visits
Jun 2016: 76,461
Visits
Jul 2016: 78,065
Visits
Aug 2016: 82,862
Visits
Sep 2016: 80,410
Visits
Oct 2016: 81,117
Visits
Nov 2016: 78,654
Visits
Dec 2016: 68,879
Visits
Jan 2017: 75,863
Visits
Feb 2017: 77,756
Visits
Mar 2017: 82,088
Visits
Apr 2017: 75,908
Visits
May 2017: 77,736
Visits
Jun 2017: 75,521
Visits
Jul 2017: 76,784
Visits
Aug 2017: 80,640
Visits
Sep 2017: 77,335
Visits
Oct 2017: 78,846
Visits
Nov 2017: 82,511
Visits
Dec 2017: 67,130
Visits
Jan 2018: 79,786
Visits
Feb 2018: 76,518
Visits
Mar 2018: 78,752
Visits
Apr 2018: 77,519
Visits
May 2018: 76,331
Visits
Jun 2018: 74,056
Visits
Jul 2018: 74,306
Visits
Aug 2018: 75,218
Visits
Sep 2018: 72,991
Visits
Oct 2018: 77,699
Visits
Nov 2018: 76,615
Visits
Dec 2018: 64,117
Visits
Jan 2019: 76,471
Visits
Feb 2019: 71,136
Visits
Mar 2019: 77,222
Visits
Apr 2019: 70,214
Visits
May 2019: 70,358
Visits
Jun 2019: 61,704
Visits
Jul 2019: 65,286
Visits
Aug 2019: 68,615
Visits
Sep 2019: 65,390
Visits
Oct 2019: 71,053
Visits
Nov 2019: 62,645
Visits
Dec 2019: 51,802
Visits
Jan 2020: 63,844
Visits
Feb 2020: 64,848
Visits
Mar 2020: 12,875
Visits
Apr 2021: 9,155
Visits
May 2021: 13,032
Visits
Jun 2021: 15,585
Visits
Jul 2021: 17,287
Visits
Aug 2021: 17,402
Visits
Sep 2021: 21,751
Visits
Oct 2021: 23,860
Visits
Nov 2021: 26,272
Visits
Dec 2021: 22,312
Visits
Jan 2022: 24,783
Visits
Feb 2022: 27,881
Visits
Mar 2022: 33,764
Visits
Apr 2022: 29,578
Visits
May 2022: 34,640
Visits
Jun 2022: 31,011
Visits
Jul 2022: 34,302
Visits
Aug 2022: 38,810
Visits
Sep 2022: 37,150
Visits
Oct 2022: 39,693
Visits
Nov 2022: 40,116
Visits
Dec 2022: 34,151
Visits
Jan 2023: 39,292
Visits
Feb 2023: 34,411
Visits
Mar 2023: 45,943
Visits
Apr 2023: 38,793
Visits
May 2023: 38,820
Visits
Jun 2023: 38,268
Visits
Jul 2023: 43,141
Visits
Aug 2023: 52,043
Visits
Sep 2023: 48,286
Visits
Oct 2023: 49,993
Visits
Nov 2023: 49,922
Visits
Dec 2023: 41,243
Visits
Jan 2024: 50,155
Visits
Feb 2024: 50,218
Visits
Mar 2024: 50,234
Visits
Apr 2024: 49,525
Visits
May 2024: 47,101
Visits
Jun 2024: 43,612
Visits
Jul 2024: 50,856
Visits
Aug 2024: 47,312
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Monthly issues by Newcastle Libraries

Monthly loan figures (number of items issued) across all 19 libraries from April 2008 to present.

Total
200820102012201420162018202020222024Total number of issues0100000125000150000250005000075000Issues
Apr 2008: 97,141
Issues
May 2008: 91,268
Issues
Jun 2008: 91,412
Issues
Jul 2008: 99,436
Issues
Aug 2008: 103,454
Issues
Sep 2008: 98,886
Issues
Oct 2008: 101,693
Issues
Nov 2008: 91,429
Issues
Dec 2008: 76,646
Issues
Jan 2009: 97,930
Issues
Feb 2009: 90,050
Issues
Mar 2009: 95,167
Issues
Apr 2009: 90,646
Issues
May 2009: 87,603
Issues
Jun 2009: 126,363
Issues
Jul 2009: 146,790
Issues
Aug 2009: 140,576
Issues
Sep 2009: 132,972
Issues
Oct 2009: 139,164
Issues
Nov 2009: 119,878
Issues
Dec 2009: 100,908
Issues
Jan 2010: 121,040
Issues
Feb 2010: 119,250
Issues
Mar 2010: 131,085
Issues
Apr 2010: 120,724
Issues
May 2010: 111,427
Issues
Jun 2010: 115,191
Issues
Jul 2010: 132,886
Issues
Aug 2010: 130,117
Issues
Sep 2010: 121,848
Issues
Oct 2010: 124,021
Issues
Nov 2010: 105,596
Issues
Dec 2010: 84,928
Issues
Jan 2011: 105,449
Issues
Feb 2011: 104,640
Issues
Mar 2011: 111,436
Issues
Apr 2011: 89,512
Issues
May 2011: 100,504
Issues
Jun 2011: 101,375
Issues
Jul 2011: 107,610
Issues
Aug 2011: 112,686
Issues
Sep 2011: 100,983
Issues
Oct 2011: 104,912
Issues
Nov 2011: 91,850
Issues
Dec 2011: 76,942
Issues
Jan 2012: 95,311
Issues
Feb 2012: 90,866
Issues
Mar 2012: 95,750
Issues
Apr 2012: 87,015
Issues
May 2012: 86,474
Issues
Jun 2012: 82,458
Issues
Jul 2012: 93,410
Issues
Aug 2012: 93,525
Issues
Sep 2012: 81,413
Issues
Oct 2012: 85,913
Issues
Nov 2012: 78,456
Issues
Dec 2012: 59,697
Issues
Jan 2013: 76,338
Issues
Feb 2013: 70,788
Issues
Mar 2013: 72,253
Issues
Apr 2013: 72,554
Issues
May 2013: 80,740
Issues
Jun 2013: 74,345
Issues
Jul 2013: 77,994
Issues
Aug 2013: 78,040
Issues
Sep 2013: 65,203
Issues
Oct 2013: 67,885
Issues
Nov 2013: 59,837
Issues
Dec 2013: 47,612
Issues
Jan 2014: 60,748
Issues
Feb 2014: 56,148
Issues
Mar 2014: 60,972
Issues
Apr 2014: 56,367
Issues
May 2014: 57,154
Issues
Jun 2014: 51,023
Issues
Jul 2014: 56,241
Issues
Aug 2014: 59,436
Issues
Sep 2014: 53,475
Issues
Oct 2014: 54,766
Issues
Nov 2014: 46,874
Issues
Dec 2014: 40,342
Issues
Jan 2015: 49,852
Issues
Feb 2015: 46,855
Issues
Mar 2015: 48,509
Issues
Apr 2015: 44,592
Issues
May 2015: 35,242
Issues
Jun 2015: 45,314
Issues
Jul 2015: 50,724
Issues
Aug 2015: 48,784
Issues
Sep 2015: 47,839
Issues
Oct 2015: 47,836
Issues
Nov 2015: 42,779
Issues
Dec 2015: 34,698
Issues
Jan 2016: 44,122
Issues
Feb 2016: 43,101
Issues
Mar 2016: 42,779
Issues
Apr 2016: 43,882
Issues
May 2016: 33,889
Issues
Jun 2016: 33,444
Issues
Jul 2016: 37,166
Issues
Aug 2016: 39,983
Issues
Sep 2016: 36,906
Issues
Oct 2016: 37,337
Issues
Nov 2016: 33,795
Issues
Dec 2016: 27,653
Issues
Jan 2017: 34,302
Issues
Feb 2017: 32,993
Issues
Mar 2017: 35,685
Issues
Apr 2017: 31,761
Issues
May 2017: 30,984
Issues
Jun 2017: 31,360
Issues
Jul 2017: 34,399
Issues
Aug 2017: 37,864
Issues
Sep 2017: 33,348
Issues
Oct 2017: 32,976
Issues
Nov 2017: 30,333
Issues
Dec 2017: 24,237
Issues
Jan 2018: 31,605
Issues
Feb 2018: 29,128
Issues
Mar 2018: 34,465
Issues
Apr 2018: 32,802
Issues
May 2018: 33,295
Issues
Jun 2018: 32,128
Issues
Jul 2018: 34,094
Issues
Aug 2018: 37,089
Issues
Sep 2018: 31,640
Issues
Oct 2018: 32,376
Issues
Nov 2018: 30,541
Issues
Dec 2018: 26,170
Issues
Jan 2019: 32,879
Issues
Feb 2019: 29,744
Issues
Mar 2019: 29,768
Issues
Apr 2019: 27,620
Issues
May 2019: 28,306
Issues
Jun 2019: 25,391
Issues
Jul 2019: 29,704
Issues
Aug 2019: 33,524
Issues
Sep 2019: 26,794
Issues
Oct 2019: 30,020
Issues
Nov 2019: 28,145
Issues
Dec 2019: 22,681
Issues
Jan 2020: 30,004
Issues
Feb 2020: 28,403
Issues
Mar 2020: 19,474
Issues
Apr 2020: 470
Issues
May 2020: 166
Issues
Jun 2020: 40
Issues
Jul 2020: 1,095
Issues
Aug 2020: 2,387
Issues
Sep 2020: 3,976
Issues
Oct 2020: 8,156
Issues
Nov 2020: 3,263
Issues
Dec 2020: 1,570
Issues
Jan 2021: 1,012
Issues
Feb 2021: 203
Issues
Mar 2021: 239
Issues
Apr 2021: 8,350
Issues
May 2021: 10,597
Issues
Jun 2021: 13,099
Issues
Jul 2021: 16,143
Issues
Aug 2021: 18,435
Issues
Sep 2021: 16,838
Issues
Oct 2021: 19,167
Issues
Nov 2021: 19,623
Issues
Dec 2021: 17,945
Issues
Jan 2022: 21,547
Issues
Feb 2022: 21,138
Issues
Mar 2022: 23,581
Issues
Apr 2022: 23,870
Issues
May 2022: 23,082
Issues
Jun 2022: 21,361
Issues
Jul 2022: 26,248
Issues
Aug 2022: 30,780
Issues
Sep 2022: 24,690
Issues
Oct 2022: 25,687
Issues
Nov 2022: 23,055
Issues
Dec 2022: 18,656
Issues
Jan 2023: 24,660
Issues
Feb 2023: 22,905
Issues
Mar 2023: 24,633
Issues
Apr 2023: 24,578
Issues
May 2023: 22,411
Issues
Jun 2023: 21,146
Issues
Jul 2023: 26,756
Issues
Aug 2023: 29,505
Issues
Sep 2023: 23,595
Issues
Oct 2023: 23,854
Issues
Nov 2023: 22,432
Issues
Dec 2023: 19,218
Issues
Jan 2024: 24,713
Issues
Feb 2024: 23,336
Issues
Mar 2024: 24,146
Issues
Apr 2024: 23,225
Issues
May 2024: 22,522
Issues
Jun 2024: 21,797
Issues
Jul 2024: 24,865
Issues
Aug 2024: 25,005
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