The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts illustrate the age and reading preferences of users at the Little Chalfont Library in 2016,

as well as

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the total

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of books borrowed annually from 2007 to 2016.

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, it can be seen that the total

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of

loans

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increased significantly over the period. In 2016,

adults

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aged 18 to 64 made up the largest group of library users,

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teenagers represented the smallest share. Fiction was the most popular category among both children and

adults

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. In 2007, the total

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of books borrowed stood at around 16,000.

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figure rose slightly to approximately 19,000 in 2008 and remained steady through 2009. From 2010 onwards, the

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remained relatively stable at just above 20,000, except for a dip in 2013. As for the breakdown by age in 2016,

adults

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aged 18 to 64 accounted for the largest proportion of users at 51%, followed by children at 22%. Elderly people (65 and over) and teenagers made up 15% and 12% respectively. Regarding book categories, fiction was the most popular genre among both children and

adults

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, with 38% of each group borrowing fiction books. Non-fiction was far less popular, accounting for only 6% of children’s

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and 13% of adult

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. The remaining three categories combined accounted for just 5% of total

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.