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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part 3:Appendices

Section B - Public Libraries

Public library facts and figures

How many public libraries are there in your country?

Is the number growing or declining?

How many library books are there per head of population?

How many people are there per library (average: please include all the population, not just library users)

Are libraries concentrated in urban areas or distributed across all parts of the country?

In your view, are public libraries in your country well funded, adequately funded, or under-funded?

What is the trend in public library services? (for example, have services expanded or been cut back in the last 5 years?)

In your view, are public libraries in your country well-used or under-used by the population generally?

Which demographic groups are the most frequent and least frequent users?