The number of visits and loans showed a clear upward trend after the corona pandemic. The number of visits to the library locations totaled 851,670 and was thus again well above the previous year's figure. Online visits also continued to rise to 3.1 million. With more than four million loans, the Leipzig City Libraries again achieved a good result. The lending of electronic media continued to increase. Young people in particular use the libraries more intensively: in 2022, 1,009,909 children’s books were borrowed, compared to 2019 with 965,714 loans. The event sector was also able to show good figures again. A total of 28,627 participants were reached with 1,581 events.
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